[MD] The Mythos-Logos issue.

[Horse]

Hi Platt

You're quite wrong. There is no censorship going on here or enforcement 
of purity of thought or whatever other rhetorical mangling you care to 
mention.

On 01/07/2010 14:43, plattholden at gmail.com wrote:
> Hi Horse,
>
> Oh, oh. The spectre of censorship arises. Now the arbiters of "the truth" threaten. Does your warning to sentence Bo to Siberia also apply to me, Mary, Marsha and others who are at least willing to entertain the idea that the Pirsig may be wrong?
>    

I see - you're comparing me to the Russian Communists by the above 
comments. I hope Mary is reading this and will admonish you in the same 
way that she admonished me. Somehow I doubt it.
What I have said to Bo applies to all with regard to the SOL issue but 
as it is Bo's baby, it was addressed to him.
I have no objections to you or anyone else being willing to say that you 
believe Pirsig is wrong - I have also disagreed with some of what Pirsig 
has said. What I have stated that I object to is Bo's continual and 
deceitful attempts to say that Pirsig is the originator of the SOL 
(untrue) and that Pirsig supports the the idea that SOM (S/O etc.) = 
Intellectual level (also untrue), along with other false statements 
regarding Pirsig's support for the SOL.

> Enforcement of purity of thought smacks of the totalitarian mind.

It does, you're right, and for this reason I would never do such a thing 
as you know only too well.

> And Pirsig would be the last person in the world to say you must agree with him or else
> you are persona non grata.
>    

And Bo should be the first person to say that Pirsig has stated that he 
doesn't agree with Bo's SOL interpretation of the MoQ. Pirsig has said 
this and if Bo continues to ignore what Pirsig has said and say the 
opposite then he's a liar. He's also being maliciously deceitful and 
this is why I am asking him to cease his lies and deceptions.

> I urge you to reconsider your position.

There is no need to reconsider my position - my position is as clear as 
Pirsigs position regarding the SOL. Bo must stop the deception and 
distortion. It's wrong and to continue is similarly wrong.


> No doubt your motive is well intentioned,

You know perfectly well that it is Platt and I'm also sure that you know 
what I'm saying makes sense and is the right thing to do.
By all means support Bo's idea that SOM (S/O etc.) = Intellectual level 
- just stop saying that this is Pirsigs position or that he is the 
originator of the SOL or similar such nonsense. Is that asking too much?

> but please consider that censorship violates the "moral right of intellect to be free of social control" -- a basic tenet of the MOQ.
>    

Another basic tenet of the MoQ is that lies, dishonesty and deliberate 
deception to achieve ones intellectual ends is a violation of the good. 
Bo is guilty of this and needs to re-evaluate his position.

Cheers


Horse


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