Re: MD Pirsig the postmodernist?

From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Mon Mar 03 2003 - 15:30:22 GMT

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    Hi Johnny:
    >
    > I was wondering how you'd respond to the idea that thoughts aren't real.
    >
    > >The entire MOQ as presented in Lila is an argument against postmodernism
    > >if postmodern posits, as you point out, that thoughts are illusions. In
    > >the MOQ, thoughts are "real as rocks" intellectual patterns.
    >
    > Sure, but how real are rocks? Are they not just patterns of value left
    > over from Dynamic Quality? Patterns of value that are rocks are as real as
    > patterns of value that are thoughts, right? All patterns are equally as
    > illusionary and theoretical and mystical and as real as any other pattern.
     
    I wouldn't call a rock falling on my head an "illusion or theoretical or
    mystical." I'd call it an inorganic value pattern that causes a big bump to
    swell up on my head. Most people would call that a "real pain." So while
    all patterns are real, they affect us and other patterns in different ways.
    None are illusionary unless you want to twist the language and say,
    "Yeah, but they all are real illusions." :-)

    Platt

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