[MD] Empirical and Historical

[plattholden at gmail.com]

On 21 Jul 2009 at 11:24, ARLO J BENSINGER JR wrote:

> [Platt]
> It's fun to watch intellect's champions trying to rationalize the value of
> intellect.
> 
> [Arlo]
> Not nearly as fun as watching those who don't understand Pirsig trying to
> belittle it.
> 
> I mean, Pirsig is an intellectual who rationalized the value of intellect. He
> placed it squarely (pun intended) atop the social level in an intellectual
> hierarchy he called "the MOQ", you might want to read about it one day.
 
Not surprising to see an academic valuing "communism and socialism, 
programs for intellectual control of society." You might want try to 
understand the defect in intellect one day, not to mention its 
limitations...