Re: MD And now for something not very different at all

From: Scott R (jse885@spinn.net)
Date: Fri Jul 18 2003 - 21:38:32 BST

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    Rick and Squonk,

    I stand corrected.

    - Scott

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    From: "Valence" <valence10@hotmail.com>
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    Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 11:11 AM
    Subject: Re: MD And now for something not very different at all

    > Hey Scott, Squonk, and all,
    > I don't want to get involved in this debate at any other level, but....
    >
    > > > squonk: Rationality is an art in my view.
    >
    > SCOTT
    > > "In your view". This is not a common view. It has its point, but Pirsig
    > > never subsumed rationality to art.
    >
    > R
    > Umm, Scott... did you happen to catch the title of Pirsig's first book?
    > "Zen and the ART of Motorcycle Maintenance". In the first two pages of
    > pt.2, ch.8 of that book, Pirsig explains that he is using "motorcycle
    > maintenance" as a down-to-Earth example of 'rationality'. That is, for
    all
    > intents and purposes, the title of the book could have been "Zen and the
    Art
    > of Rationality". So (rare as the occasion may be), I'm going to have to
    > agree with Squonk on this point.
    >
    > take care
    > rick
    >
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