[MD] Mystics, Brains -- Matt has a question

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Hey Mark,

Mark said:
It occurs to me all values may exist in a  divine mind, and as such the moq 
may be regarded as a form of  idealism.

Matt:
Yeah, there have been a few philosophers who've  suggested that before, most 
of them Christian, and that would be a kind of  idealism, in a way (Spinoza 
comes to mind).  There are ways to still  get out of it, if one was so 
inclined.  I'm not too hip to the idea of  a "divine mind," mainly because 
pragmatically it doesn't do much for  you.  Once you've made the spin to 
pragmatism, which I think Pirsig's  "Quality is reality" first principle does 
inherently, all the philosophical  holes that one would patch up with 
idealism are already obselete.  But  if there are other reasons to suggest a 
divine mind, then I leave that up to  the poet inclined to do so.

Matt

Hi Matt,
I felt you would be one who would be critical of the moq.
Your response is less critical than my own.
This is a novel position for me!
As i see it, i cannot for the life of me understand why dmb has been so  
hysterical about your position before today.
Thanks.
Love,
Mark