[MD] Intellect's Symposium

[markhsmit]

On Feb 11, 2010, at 2:38:06 PM, "Ham Priday" <hampday1 at verizon.net> wrote:
The problem with Pirsig's philosophy is the premise that reality is assumed 
to be a divided system from the beginning. There is no creator, no 
design, no purpose. There is only Quality. Apart from the fact that 
Quality (Value) is a human measurement, nothing comes from nothingness, let 
alone a divided system. There must be a primary cause or source for 
anything to be. This is not a concept of mythology or religion, it's the 
logic of reason.

Hi Ham,
Why do you say it is a divided system?  How does this work 4u?:  Quality is Essence,
our negation of Quality provides us with a means to identify individual and separate
degrees of Quality.  It is because we negate Quality that we are able to experience
it.  A drawing is experienced through its negation of a white piece of paper.  However,
the drawing cannot exist without that piece of paper.  In terms of a primary cause or
source for everything, I am not sure if that is necessary.  You are asking what makes
it up?  Why can it not just be?
Cheers,
Mark