[MD] BBC documentary 'the trap'

[Ian Glendinning]

John said (sceptically) to Dave
"Really? That documentary  addresses the metaphysical shift away from
the good?  Maybe I will watch.  bit skeptical about that claim tho."

Actually I think it does - in quite important ways - provided we strip
away some of the sillier TV aspects.
(And yes I did make myself watch the whole thing now - someone has to do it.)

John also said
"TV rots your brain.  Even on your computer.  It make you think in
simplistic black/white; us/them ways wherein you jump straight to
defensive ego struggle and make careful logical analysis seem goofy.
But then, some of us don't mind so much seeming goofy.  At least it
ups our entertainment value."

Agreed. But, not sure all careful analysis has to be "logical" - I
associate care more with love than logic - but then I don't mind
seeming goofy either.

There is a wonderful irony in Dave trying to migrate Pirsig away from
being "the crank hanging around the public library" and into the
"church of received wisdom", and those of us who find even 10% to
question or disagree with being painted (nay attacked) as the cranks.

Regards
Ian

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:17 AM, John Carl<ridgecoyote at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:08 PM, david buchanan <dmbuchanan at hotmail.com>wrote:
>