[MD] Dynamic Development at all costs?

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Krimel <Krimel at Krimel.com>:

> [Platt]
> I'm promoting individual freedom within a social structure that keeps 
> biological forces of destruction at bay. Incidentally, Pirsig reserves 
> "society" as he uses the term to human society.
> 
> [Krimel]
> See this is the crux of the problem. Society is not at war with biology.
> Biology is not a force for destruction. On the contrary biology and
> biological urges are nurturing and promote individual survival. What is at
> war are the needs of the individual against the needs of other individuals.
> Societies even, or especially even, families exist to balance the needs of
> individuals with the needs of other group member. We all go hungry but no
> one starves.

As you know I'm sure, Pirsig disagrees. "Second, there were moral codes that
established the supremacy of the social order over biological life—conventional
morals —proscriptions against drugs, murder, adultery, theft and the like."
(Lila, 13) Given a choice of you or Pirsig in this matter, I'll go with Pirsig.
No offense.

 

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