[MD] sq social - sq intellectual

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Marsha: > I have two primary, underlying premises:  1. Everything  is 
connected 
> to everything.  2.  Everything is in a constant  state of change.   I 
> take this to be the influence of  DQ.

Platt: I agree with your premises. To these I add: 1. Some things are  better 
than others.
2. Some connections are better than others. 3. Some  changes are better than 
others.
4. Some levels are better than others.  

I agree with Pirsig that the intellectual level is better than the  social 
level,
that it is better "for an idea to kill a society than a society  to kill an
idea." (Lila, 13)
 
Mark: Hello Platt. So far so good.
 
 
Platt: To me this means it is better to live in a society  where
individual freedom is held to be better than social conformity. This  
distinction
between the levels makes sense to me.

Best,
Platt
 
Mark: If you had said: Platt: 'To me this means it is better to live in a  
society where
intelectual freedom is held to be better than social freedom'  then i am sure 
you would be in accord with the MoQ.
 
Love,
Mark