[MD] MOQ Levels

[Steven Peterson]

 Hi Bo:

>Steve:
>> Can forward your letter to RMP and his response?
>
>This is the part of my letter that treated the said point:
>
>(August 2005)
>"But if one studies the early books of the Bible or if one studies 
>the sayings of primitive tribes today, the intellectual level is 
>conspicuously absent. The world is ruled by Gods who follow 
>social and biological patterns and nothing else." I agree most 
>vehemently with this, and in my opinion it's plain what is 
>"conspicuously absent"  but would have liked to hear your 
>opinion. So if you have the time and care for it."  
>
>Pirsig:
>    Flattery will get you nowhere  ;-)  I suspect you want to 
>    hear that what is "conspicuously absent" is SOM, but I am 
>    not sure that SOM was absent in early Biblical times since 
>    early social statements such as "Beware of the crocodile!" 
>    or "Javeh will reward you," are SOM but are not 
>    intellectual in the MOQ sense.  

Steve:
I disagree that these statements are SOM. I can't see how these statements presuppose subjective/objective knowledge distinctions

>A number of critics have 
>    tried to attack the MOQ by defending SOM, but dwelling 
>    on SOM is somewhat irrelevant to the MOQ. It¹s like 
>    critics of Christopher Columbus who demand that he 
>    show what¹s wrong with the city of Genoa before he is 
>    permitted to sail away.  He shouldn¹t have to.  One can 
>    argue forever about what SOM is or is not, but the MOQ 
>    does not need to wait until that argument is resolve  


Steve:
This is definitely off point.

Bo:
>I don't know who defends SOM but it may be that he sees SOL as 
>such, although I doubt he understands it at all. I have another 
>letter where I ask about Phaedrus /ZAMM) who clearly identify 
>intellect with the S/O divide. His reply to this is even more 
>irrelevant. This letter I haven't transcribed from paper, but if you 
>are interested?

Steve:
Thanks, Bo. No need to transcribe if it is as irrelevent to your concerns about the S/O level as the above.

Regards,
Steve