[MD] The Intellectual Gauntlet

[Christoffer Ivarsson]

[Bodvar]
> The social-intellectual relationship has been equally difficult in
> intellectual- and social-steeped cultures (because no level knows
> the Q context) and Pirsig (correctly) believes that the MOQ will
> alleviate it. However I disagree with his idea that intellect can be
> enlightened to see that its "devaluation" of social patterns creates a
> social nightmare. Intellect is static and must by definition pursue its
> mission. It's the MOQ that gives us the grand view and it is no
> intellectual sub-set. Intellect is MOQ's sub-set!!.

[Chris]
I think this is a very important point Bo, but may I ask you to point out a 
static intellectual value pattern please, and can you tell me why that 
example is not a social pattern (where is the fundamental conflict?) and 
then we can take it from there?

Mudding through

Chris