From: ian glendinning (psybertron@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Aug 14 2005 - 13:17:16 BST
No problem New Guy
Just a point of order - could you point at just one post asking for
Platt's removal ? I've not seen one.
Ian
PS ... (I don't approve of anonymity BTW) ..
On 8/14/05, Weknowitwell@aol.com <Weknowitwell@aol.com> wrote:
> Hi, Platt. How are you?
>
> Platt said:
> Perhaps you can point to "lack of logic" and where Pirsig and I disagree.
> As for compassion, I've never claimed Mother Teresa to be one of my role
> models. Nor did Pirsig.
>
> New guy says:
> Just out of curiosity, who are your role models? I wasn't asking for a
> Mother Teresa, a little compassion (that I believe only comes with one who
> resides on the intellectual level for the most part) would be nice though.
> I know this is a philosophy-based forum but one thing that turned me on to
> Pirsig's work was his idea about Care. It's discouraging to hear you use
> the MOQ to justify your old tea. What's weird to me (nothing wrong with
> weird) is that you seem to understand the MOQ quite well, better than I
> probably ever will, yet your ideas match those of the typical, misinformed,
> society-driven, 'yes we are the best' etc etc American when it comes to
> politics. I don't think Pirsig would agree with your "biological terrorist"
> idea, for starters. But that doesn't really matter does it? Whether he
> disagreed or not, whether the MOQ pointed you in a different direction,
> whether you let the fact that more violence will never equal less violence
> sink into that lovely head of yours (or not), you'd still hold the same
> views you do now, correct?
>
> And Ian, I appreciate your response. I've been a little hesitant to post
> anything here seeing as though most of you are clearly more intelligent
> (philosophologically anyway) than I. Anyway, for now, I'm curious as to who
> your role models are Platt. At the same time, I've been reading some posts
> concerning people wanting you off the list, discouraging as well.
>
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