Re: MD Essentialist and anti-essentialist

From: platootje@netscape.net
Date: Thu Sep 01 2005 - 14:48:49 BST

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    "Case" <Case@iSpots.com> wrote:
    >[Case scratches his head]
    >Hold the phone a second. When I first read ZMM many many moons ago, it was
    >clear to me that Pirsig was talking about Quality as the Tao: the Way of
    >harmony and balance. It can be described in exactly the same way that Jello
    >can be nailed to a wall. With Lila I thought he was describing the active
    >and passive qualities of nature. The absolute essence IMO of dynamic quality
    >is; DQ=Chaos=Yang: that vast expanse of potential out of which, with
    >infinate improbability, the possible coaleses to form SQ=Order=Yin.

    I think DQ is unity, which rules out chaos. SQ might well be order, but also chaos is SQ. As for the labels Yin and Yang... well they've been used in so many ways, Im not sure can relate them to DQ and SQ.

    You
    >aren't the only offender here but I just have to point out that while SQ may
    >be boring DQ can ruin your whole week. Just ask anyone in New Orleans if DQ
    >has value or if SQ would result from assigning a value to it.

    I can't follow you here. Please elaborate...

    >
    >[Reinier said:]
    >There is no interaction between dynamic and static there's only valueing.
    >
    >[Case breaks out the Head Shoulders]
    >Huh? So the ultimate authority on life, the universe and everything is my
    >insurance agent?
    >
    No, it's your ego

    Best regards,
    Reinier.

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