[MD] What is SOM?

[Ham Priday]

Hi Joe --



> Ham you are writing to a mailing list that subscribes to a
> weird Pirsigian metaphysics of DQ (undefined)/SQ(defined)
> metaphor of reality.  I can¹t take you seriously on your word.
>
> IMO weird Persigians have no problem with the possibility
> that the undefined difference of the Social Order is
> Consciousness, self-awareness.

Joe, I'm sorry that you "can't take me seriously on my word."  I'm even 
sorrier that your subscription to the MoQ prevents you from considering the 
possibility that self-awareness is not derived from the Social Order.

Society is the order of mankind.  It is made up of individuals, each of whom 
is a conscious being with its own unique value-sensibility.  Value is not 
realized by the collective, nor are thoughts a product of society. 
Being-aware is the most precious asset you have.  To externalize it as a 
pattern or level of the objective world is to demean human life and the 
value of awareness.

Thanks for responding.  I wish you all the the best, despite this 
misconceived view of reality.

Regards,
Ham