RE: MD MoQ and God

From: Walter Schilling (walters@cyberbeam.net)
Date: Fri Nov 28 2003 - 23:09:58 GMT

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    Dan,

    Thanks for the Welcome and the list of books for my children and I.

    Pax et bene,

    Walt
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    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk [mailto:owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk]On
    Behalf Of Dan Glover
    Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 11:38 AM
    To: moq_discuss@moq.org
    Subject: RE: MD MoQ and God

    Hello everyone

    >From: "Walter Schilling" <walters@cyberbeam.net>
    >Reply-To: moq_discuss@moq.org
    >To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    >Subject: RE: MD MoQ and God
    >Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 08:28:00 -0800
    >
    >Hi All and fellow Catholics,
    >
    >Being Catholic for me, does not preclude exploring the expansion of
    >religious thinking. I think that this makes things interesting and
    >exciting. I question and wonder about many parts of teachings. What could
    >be taken literally, what is BS from political history, what has meaning
    >beyond the literal words?

    Hi Walter

    Welcome to the discussion grounp. Of course we all depending on our cultural
    background start out with a set of preconceived notions about the world. In
    chapter 26 of LILA, Robert Pirsig calls this our static filter.

    >
    >This list has been helpful, but to be honest, sometimes you all seem to be
    >talking beyond my academic background.

    Mine too.

    >
    >I would like to apply and integrate the concepts encapsulated in Moq into
    >my
    >life.
    >
    >I now have a 13 yr old son and 9 yr old daughter and their education and
    >development is beyond my top priority. I feel a little obsessed and I love
    >them very much. My son who read the latest Harry Potter in 3 days has
    >started ZMM. I notice that he is dragging.
    >
    >I'm not sure what my point was in this email except to share and express my
    >thanks that you all are keeping this going.
    >
    >Any comment are welcome please and if any of you have a suggestion for
    >another book for me and one for my children, I would be grateful.

    When my children were young, we read together as Robert Pirsig describes in
    ZMM; I would read a passage then pause to see if there were any questions
    before going on. In this manner, we read all the classics: Dickens, Robert
    Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Melville, Conrad, Tolkien, Laura Engals Wilder
    (a very good series of books called Little House on the Prairie), ZMM, and
    many others. I don't think younger readers will get a lot out of many of the
    classics or a book like ZMM by reading them on their own. Reading together
    with your children can be very rewarding though.

    Books like Harry Potter are more tailored to the younger reader but despite
    the popularity of such books I don't think those kind of books have the
    depth that the classics do. They are mind candy, like the books Stephen King
    writes for adults. That's not to say we shouldn't enjoy reading those kind
    of books. I occasionally pick up a Dean Koontz or a John Saul or a John
    Grisham just like I enjoy desert every once in a while. And unlike some of
    the more astute literary critics, I was pleased to hear Stephen King finally
    won an award for the body of his work. It does seem best to temper our
    reading with more stout fare though.

    Dan

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