[MD] -elitist ideas

[ARLO J BENSINGER JR]

[Case to Platt]
Personally, I think the fact that you are willing to ascribe not just value but
value judgments and sentience to single celled organisms and electrons is clear
evidence that Pirsig overestimated his audience's powers of discernment.

[Arlo]
Well, Case. Since I ascribe value-experience to single celled organisms and
electrons, I guess you can lump me in with the "overestimated discernment"
crowd. Just out of curiosity, if not "value", to what do you attribute the
amoeba moving away from acid? If the amoeba can't distinguish Point B as being
any better than Point A, why move? Or, if you're moving, why stop?
(Clarification question, do you believe only "man" experiences "value"?)