From: Steve Peterson (peterson.steve@verizon.net)
Date: Fri Oct 03 2003 - 13:32:58 BST
Platt,
> Platt said to Scott:
> Here's where our major difference lies. I go along with Pirsig's idea that
the
> cutting edge of DQ is pure experience prior to disintegration into patterns,
> symbols, thoughts and ideas. You say the cutting edge is patterns, symbols,
> thoughts and ideas, as if that once you become an adult you'll never
> experience anything again for the first that isn't an intellectual
> pattern of one sort or another. Is that an accurate summary of your
> belief?.
Sorry to butt in again.
Our major difference is that I think experiences in the form of thoughts have
a dynamic cutting edge as do experiences of hot stoves. We aren't any closer
to reality when getting burned on a stove as we are when we have an idea. When
we think we dynamically hypothesize rationales and select relevent symbols and
concepts on the basis of undefined Quality. Of course we also follow
established rules of logic (static patterns) so thinking like all experiences
has both dynamic and static components.
Thanks,
Steve
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