[MD] Stuck on a Torn Slot

[Arlo Bensinger]

[DMB]
In the same way that she conflates the intellectual level with the 
flaw in dualistic science, she conflates a conceptual error with 
conceptualization itself.... The problem is assuming that subjects 
and objects are the metaphysical starting points of reality. That's 
reification. That's a conceptual error.

[Arlo]
Exactly right. While its obvious why Marsha can't do more than repeat 
her "interpretation", this is the sort of confusion that leaves me 
wondering what's the point?  I mean, "reification" is the conceptual 
error Pirsig's ideas were offered to correct!

And I'd ask again, why is Marsha's idea that the intellectual level 
is reification BETTER than Pirsig's ideas where reification is an 
error within the intellectual level to be fixed? (I understand this 
question will never be answered, it will be met with three attacks, 
two evasions and then a repeat of "my interpretation is...")