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

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Dave, Craig, Platt, All. 

2 Aug. :

Dave 2 had said:
> > Pirsig admits that the intellect emerged long before the intellectual
> > level... I'm sure [this quote] is out there as I posted it to > Bo early
> > on 

Craig: 
> I'll have to report it as a UFQ (Unidentified Flying Quote). Craig 

Platt:
> Gentlemen: The quote you seek:

    "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)  

No doubt Pirsig has said this and that it is "gefundenes fressen" 
(delicatessen) for the weak interpreters and general obfuscators alike: 
Intellect emerged with ape colonies to help them "find food, detect 
danger and defeat enemies". It's more than plain that Pirsig means 
INTELLIGENCE. Intellect's true purpose is (among other things) to 
discover the scientific truth about the universe.   

Bodvar