[MD] Animals and Dynamic Quality (Recast)

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting craigerb at comcast.net:

> [Platt]
> > Many electromagnetic waves "pervade" my environment but I do not respond to all
> > of them. I don't think it follows that whatever pervades is responded to.

[Craig] 
>Electromagnetic waves are static (in Pirsig's sense) patterns, not DQ.  

Glad to see you agree that things that change (electromagnetic waves)can be
static patterns as opposed to those who consider all changes the result of
responses to DQ.

The analogy,like all analogies,isn't perfect as you rightfully point out.  

[Craig]
> But back to DQ, in what sense would DQ be pervasive at a level, if it only had any
> effect on few kinds of static patterns at that level?

In the sense that the pervasive force of a hurricane in a particular locality
removes only a few roofs on the hundreds of houses in the area.

Again, not a perfect analogy. But, I hope you get the idea. 

Also, keep in mind that in SODV Pirsig wrote, "But in the wake of this cutting
edge are static patterns of value. These are memories, customs and patterns
of nature."





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