[MD] Theism/epistemology

[Platt Holden]

> At 08:46 AM 2/7/2009, you wrote:
> >Hi Marsha,
> >
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > > A reminder:
> > >
> > > "The MOQ is an atheistic religious outlook that solves rather than
> > > bypasses religious problems."
> > >
> > > "The selling out of intellectual truth to the social icons of
> > > organized religion is seen by the MOQ as an evil act."
> > >
> > > "The MOQ would add a fourth stage where the term "God" is completely
> > > dropped as a relic of an evil social suppression of intellectual and
> > > Dynamic freedom.   The MOQ is not just atheistic in this regard.  It
> > > is anti-theistic. "
> > >
> > >      (RMP, Copleston)
> >
> >On the other hand:
> >
> >"Finally, though it may be argued that a metaphysics that incorporates
> a
> >central term that isn't defined (i.e. Dynamic Quality) isn't a real
> >metaphysics, it can also be argued that the strength of the MOQ is its
> >ability to incorporate the indeterminate divine within a coherent and
> >logical paradigm."
> >
> >Letter to Bodvar Skutvik
> > >From Robert M Pirsig, September 15, 2000
> 
> Hi Platt,
> 
> I don't understand what you are getting at.  Does that make selling 
> out an intellectual truth to the social icons of organized religion 
> greater than an evil act?
> 
> 
> Marsha

Hi Marsha,

Don't know what is "greater than an evil act." What I'm getting at is that 
unlike SOM, the MOQ includes the divine, defined in Merriam-Webster as:
"1 a: of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God or a god." 

Unless, of course, Pirsig meant something else in his letter to Bo.

Platt