Re: MD MOQ and The Moral Evolution of Society.

From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Sat May 29 2004 - 14:12:57 BST

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    Hi David M:
     
    > I think the thing Platt needs to grasp is that DQ
    > can emerge in a more complex way at higher levels.

    I fail to grasp your assertion because I can find no support for it in
    Pirsig's writings. In fact, the story of the Zuni and brujo contradicts what
    you say. DQ can emerge from a human response to it by anyone, anywhere, at
    anytime. It's one's openness to DQ that determines its emergence and
    influence. As Pirsig points out time and again, SOM intellect blocks access
    to DQ. In that metaphysics, DQ, the moral force, doesn't exist and so goes
    unrecognized. SOM dominates the current intellectual level. So for an
    intellectual to respond to DQ at that "higher level" is less rather than more
    likely. Mystics and artists are much better candidates for responding to DQ
    than "higher intellects." Finally, how does DQ become "more complex?" Can you
    give examples of simple DQ vs. complex DQ?

    Thanks.
    Platt

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