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[Platt Holden]

> [Platt]
> I presume the same applies to the myths of science...
> 
> [Arlo]
> "The term logos, the root word of "logic," refers to the sum total of 
> our rational understanding of the world. Mythos is the sum total of 
> the early historic and prehistoric myths which preceded the logos. 
> The mythos includes not only the Greek myths but the Old Testament, 
> the Vedic Hymns and the early legends of all cultures which have 
> contributed to our present world understanding. The mythos-over-logos 
> argument states that our rationality is shaped by these legends, that 
> our knowledge today is in relation to these legends as a tree is in 
> relation to the little shrub it once was. One can gain great insights 
> into the complex overall structure of the tree by studying the much 
> simpler shape of the shrub. There's no difference in kind or even 
> difference in identity, only a difference in size." (ZMM)
> 
> "Myths of science" is just bad rhetoric. You should ask "I presume 
> the same applies to the Logos as to the Mythos", and my answer is "of 
> course, due to the inescapable connection between the two". No single 
> painting created by the Logos is capable of representing the Void. 
> The narratives of the Logos are also fingers pointing at the Void, as 
> Pirsig himself testified about the MOQ.
> 
> [Platt]
> ... and so called "critical thinking" taught by academics.
> 
> [Arlo]
> Boring.

Just like your myths.