[MD] Bo's right! For all the wrong reasons? (Part2)

[David Thomas]

> [Dave]
> 
>> Pirsig admits that the intellect emerged long
>> before the intellectual level
> 
> "Within this evolutionary relationship it is possible to see that intellect
> has 
> functions that predate science and philosophy. The intellect's evolutionary
> purpose has never been to discover an ultimate meaning of the universe. That
> Is 
> a relatively recent fad. Its historical purpose has been to help a society
> find 
> food, detect danger, and defeat enemies." (Lila, 24)

> [Craig]
> No we weren't looking for a quote that says
> thinking about food comes before thinking about Philosophy.

Where does the word "thinking" appear in this quote? You've fallen for Bo's
favorite ploy. Every time Pirsig uses a word in a way you don't like change
it to another word and/or say that he doesn't mean what he means.

Dave
 
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