From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Mon Jun 30 2003 - 17:14:38 BST
Ian:
> Platt said
> > Just trying to discover your underlying beliefs. :-) Do you agree with
> > Pirsig's criteria for truth? "The tests of truth are logical consistency,
> > agreement with experience, and economy of explanation." (8)
>
> Is that (8) a direct "quote" from Lila ?
Yes, Chapter 8.
> How shall I put this ?
> I believe the MoQ (as I understand it) is the best fit with the world I
> find. That doesn't mean Pirig's every word is the last word on the subject,
> however ...
Is it your view that no one can ever have the last word on anything?
> Logically consistent - yes, but there's more than one kind of logic
You mean fuzzy logic?
> Agree with experience - yes, but experienced by who, and by what means.
Experienced by you based on your observations.
> Economy of explanation - yes, convenient, but as I've said before ...
> "We must avoid cutting our own throats with Occam's razor."
OK, but how to know when to cut and when not to cut?
> So OK as far as it goes, but the above definition seems to omit the moral
> levels, and the static / dynamic distinction. Like quality itself, I'm not
> sure truth has the luxury of a "tight" definition.
So may I ask what, if anything, you are "sure" of? In your mind is it OK
to say, "I'm sure of my own beliefs?"
Platt
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