[MD] "100% confident"

[ian glendinning]

Ham, Ron, SA, et al ...

I hope Ron and SA patch up their difference. I for one find the poking
holes / throwing rocks / darts style of argumentation distincly boring
and "old rationality". Difference should be a source of progress not
disagreement wherever possible (if people a pragmatically motivated).
Anyway .....

Very interestingly Ham, you said
>
> There are a several here who apparently skipped Science in school and regard
> metaphysics as a branch of Physics.  They're looking for factual answers
> about the universe and are frustrated that the intelligentsia in this forum
> aren't forthcoming with them.  Since intuitive concepts are new to these
> folks, their first impulse is to attack the messenger.  They'll quote what
> Pirsig says on every issue; but, unfortunately, despite naming his
> philosophy the Metaphysics of Quality, what Pirsig actually said about
> metaphysics was mostly disparaging.
>

I agree with the thrust of your concern about people looking for
simple "objective" answers and the frustrated reaction that elicits,
but why "unfortunately" Ham, about Pirsig effectively disparaging
metaphysics ?

For me this pragmatic conclusion is it's value. The fact MoQ is
misnamed is an accident of history (something I have remarked several
times before) - but it doesn't undermine its quality.

Regards
Ian