[MD] Where was Quality before Pirsig?

[Dan Glover]

Hello everyone

> Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:38:26 -0500
> From: RKulp at ebwalshinc.com
> To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
> Subject: Re: [MD] Where was Quality before Pirsig?
>
> We are the effect of brain structure much like gravity is the effect of
> matter.

Hi Ron

I don't know as I would put it like that, at least not in MOQ terms. I would say rather that what we value determines brain structure. For instance...

Used to be that when a person grew old and feeble-minded, everyone figured that's just the way it was. But now experts are discovering that people who continually exercise their minds are more apt to stay mentally agile than people who are sedentary-minded. In other words, it is what we value that determines brain structure. 

Same with gravity... it seems common-sensical that matter produces gravity. However, if you think about it, gravity had to be present in order for particles of matter to clump together to begin with. So you might say that matter values gravity. Gravity is not an effect of matter. 

Thoughts?

Dan