[MD] What does Pirsig mean by metaphysics?

[ARLO J BENSINGER JR]

[Platt]
Any statement that demands to be taken as valid such as "nothing is absolute"
or "static patterns are different for everyone" acknowledges the existence of
an absolute truth from the start.

[Arlo]
No. It is simple the unavoidable aspect of self-referential systems. Paradox
does not imply "absolute truth", if anything it implies "mu". That this is
difficult for you to understand is amazing. If you'd stop for one second from
chasing your inane bugbear, and actually try to learn something...