[MD] Waiter, I don't think this Quality is any Good

[Platt Holden]

Hey John,

I don't consider challenging basic assumptions to be a waste of time. In
fact, to me that's what philosophy is all about. For example, Pirsig's MOQ
challenges the basic assumption that the world is divided into subjects and
objects. Many philosophies challenge the assumption of scientific
materialism. Such challenges can generate new ideas and broader
understanding.

Regards,
Platt

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 5:28 AM, John Carl <ridgecoyote at gmail.com>
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>  If salt has lost its savor, it is good for nothing but to be trampled
> under
> the feet of humanity.
> If Quality isn't any good, then there's no such thing as quality.  If there
> is no intrinsic moral direction to the cosmos, then how can there be a
> cosmos?
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> I always figured that that was the primary teaching of Pirsig, the one
> point
> upon which everybody here must agree - Quality is real and the primary
> metaphysical reality of the cosmos.  Otherwise, why even waste your time?
>