[MD] Dawkins a Materialist (is watching?) - side question for Platt and Arlo

[Heather Perella]

Platt, comments below:


     [SA previously]
> > Arlo and Platt, two questions.
> >      What do you think Zen is and how does Zen fit
> > into MoQ?  
> >      Why do you think Pirsig included Amerindians
> in
> > Lila?
> > 
> > This would help me understand more where you two
> are
> > going with this dialogue.

      [Platt]
> I agree with Arlo about Zen. As for Pirsig's
> affinity with Indians I think it
> "emerged" because of the friendship with and
> influence by Dusenberry who was an
> Indian nut. Also, according to some, Pirsig got his
> inspiration for the MOQ from
> smoking peyote while sitting around with a bunch
> Indians in a teepee.

      No, philosophically, how does Zen and
Amerindians fit into the MoQ?  Not historically, where
Dusenberry was an influence and all you refer to about
Amerindians is "Indian nut" and "smoking peyote". 
What philosophy of Amerindian and Zen is MoQ?

thanks.

snow for days, almost nonstop, its' awesome!!
SA


 
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