[MD] Consciousness a la Platt

[Platt Holden]

> > > Platt: 
> > > > Again I'm surprised at your personal
> > accusations. 
> > > 
> > > SA:  And again, where is the personal accusation? 
> > Don't see it.
> > 
> > Accusing Bo of trying to hijack the MOQ. Not only is it a
> > personal attack 
> > but implies that your interpretation of the MOQ is the only
> > acceptable one. 
> 
> SA:  How is that personal?  How is any of this not-personal?  Bo is trying
> to hijack the moq for he says Pirsig didn't even know what he was writing
> about, so, the guy who invented, who created a philosophy called the moq
> doesn't know his own philosophy?  I can see disagreeing on certain points
> of the moq, certain points that do nothing to the core of what the moq is,
> but once somebody starts to tear down the basic aspects of the moq, well,
> it's no longer the moq, it is a NEW philosophy, but for some reason wants
> the name of this metaphysics, he wants to continue to call what he has
> come up with admist these core moq issues - the moq.  He needs to change
> his philosophy into a new name and quit stealing all the work and
> experience that Pirsig went through in order to come up with the moq.  My
> interpretation is one that respects that this metaphysics is not my own,
> but it is a metaphysics that we can learn from and dynamically understand
> and have our own
>  thoughts, our own interpretations, but at a certain point when somebody
> tries to tear down the core issues of a metaphysics, then they tear down
> the metaphysics all together and it is no longer their interpretation, it
> is a new philosophy and they need to come up with a new name for their
> philosophy.  It's philosophical Platt.
> 
> 
> SA

Platt: "Hijacking" is a crime. A "hijacker" is a criminal." Same with 
accusing Bo of "stealing." That's how it's a personal attack. Further, I 
guess you never read Pirsig's words about his opinion being no "Papal 
Bull." Finally, what "core issues" is Bo "tearing down?"

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