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

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Heather Perella <spiritualadirondack at yahoo.com>:

> 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?


Quality is pre-intellectual experience is Zen. "That's a good
dog" is Indian. The MOQ omits Indian gods. 



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