[MD] Transhumanism

[ARLO J BENSINGER JR]

[John]
Now some people find that sort of dialogue confusing - I term such people
"them".  The people who find it illuminating, I call "us".

[Arlo]
I have no problem with koans, or any other artform that pushes us to glimpse
the unseeable. My problem, again, is that Pirsig's refusal to clarify confusion
about what he meant leaves the dialogue trapped and unable to evolve. We have
the same arguments over and over. Its not about wanting a "papal bull", there
is NO author I read and think what they propose is unassailable. Witness how
prolific Peirce, e.g., has been in explaining his ideas, and yet no one bemoans
him for issuing "papal bulls". But no one is arguing "well, Peirce meant
'icons' to mean photographs/no, he obviously was talking about tactile
experiences/no no, 'icons' are little fluffy hamsters that squeak when they are
fed cheese".