[MD] Catching up to Pirsig

[Platt Holden]

> Platt,
> 
> 2009/4/11 Platt Holden <plattholden at gmail.com>
> 
> >
> > Agree. But then one should not always take the opposite view from Pirsig
> as
> > gospel either. I consider Pirsig's question, "Why survive?" to be
> > legitimate, just as the many other "why" questions he poses in Lila
> such
> > as:  "Why, for example, should a group of simple, stable compounds of
> > carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen struggle for billions of years
> to
> > organize themselves into a professor of chemistry?"
> >
> 
> What is your answer to these questions of why?

I like Pirsig's answers. Given his metaphysical premises and explanations 
his answers make sense to me. Also I admire his willingness to tackle tough 
"why" questions that others avoid.