Re: MD Maxwell's Silver Hammer or notes from the Bin

From: Erin (macavity11@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Oct 31 2005 - 15:09:05 GMT

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    Ian,
    You continually scold Platt for setting up dichotomies
    so I don't understand why you do this...why put
    anti-MOQ not just alternative views to the MOQ.
    This dichotomoy seems to create a paranoia of anyone
    who disagrees with Pirsig and isn't helpful to me.
    But if you find it helpful then why get so upset when
    Platt puts things into dichotomies?
    line by the way.

    What if a person thought Pirsig contradicted himself
    at times and you agree with him part of the time is
    that pro-MOQ or anti-MOQ?

    Erin

    IAN: Nice, but of course, a closed mind is not Mark's
    > intent as you both know.
    > I sympathise with Mark, even if I wouldn't go so far
    > as to announce
    > closing my mind off to input.
    >
    > I did start a thread about "drawing lines in the
    > sand" back in July /
    > August. What I feel is worth knowing, when arguing,
    > or choosing when
    > not to bother, is what it is you are arguing about.
    > Like Mark, when
    > I'm arguing with a pro-MoQ'er, about details, is
    > quite different to
    > arguing with someone proposing an anti-MoQ
    > alternative philosophy.
    > (Though my conversations with Scott, Bo, Sam et al
    > suggest, the
    > difference is mainly one between a cup-half-full,
    > cup-half-empty
    > perspective, and a choice of language.)
    >
    > Post, the 2005 MoQ Conference I strongly support
    > Mark's attempt to pin
    > down a good working summary of what the MoQ actually
    > is, for someone
    > who might claim to subscribe to it. (It's open to
    > debate, naturally,
    > but it's a different debate.)
    >
    > Anything is much easier to analyse / destroy than to
    > synthesie /
    > construct. Evolution requires nurturing support as
    > well as natural
    > competition.
    >
    > Ian
    >
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