[MD] Reductionism

[blue-jay maple]

Well dmb if you actually tried reason and discourse instead of 
knee-jerk reactions you wouldn't be so jumpy.  Ass

Nick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "david buchanan" <dmbuchanan at hotmail.com>
> To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
> Subject: Re: [MD] Reductionism
> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 17:00:21 -0600
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks, Gav. You're way too generous, though. As I see it, my job 
> is to object to some of the stuff that's way, way off. I actually 
> feel alarmed when it seems somebody is distorting the MOQ to serve 
> some other purpose. Usually, that other purpose is religion or 
> politics. When I see that, it conjures up the sort of feeling one 
> would have while watching one's sister date a creepy loser. It's a 
> combination of disgust and alarm, which produces a desire to save 
> the beautiful thing from being tainted. But it's not as bad as all 
> that. It's also a kind of exercise. And it's fun. I just wish my 
> sister could screen her dates better, you know?
> 
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> 
> Gav said:
> > dmb has never been arrogant to me, though he has helped 
> > refine/correct my understanding of the moq.
> >
> > this is a forum for discussing the MOQ, not nap, nlp, pps or pjbgtgb....
> > dave and ant are in accord with each other, mr pirsig, and his 
> > books and other works. ant and dave *represent* the moq and bob: 
> > this is the truth of the situation.
> >
> > when folks argue against ant or dave chances are they are arguing 
> > against bob and chances are they don't or won't understand his 
> > work.
> >
> > this is what i see over and over again.
> >
> > i do not see ant or dave accorded the respect they deserve, 
> > especially dave. i therefore see nothing wrong with him defending 
> > himself and showing up his detractors with hilarious precision: 
> > au contraire!
> >
> > egos are meant to be deflated
> 
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