[MD] What is SOM?

[Ham Priday]

On Tues, Aug 25, 2009 at 2:28 PM, John Carl <ridgecoyote at gmail.com>wrote:


> SOM assigns values to subjects.  And although Ham says
> there is no other kind, Pirsig is saying something quite different.

I don't know what "assigns values to subjects" means with respect to the 
MoQ, John.  But it isn't something I've said or believe.

Subjects choose what values they prefer and experience a universe that 
represents their values.  A metaphysics can't "assign values", and to the 
extent that an authority attempts to do so, the individual is robbed of 
his/her freedom.  (You can quote me on that.)

If you need an example, look at Obama trying to foist national healthcare on 
the public by calling it a "moral imperative".  That's Collectivism at its 
worst.

--Ham