[MD] Decision

[Steven Peterson]

Hi Horse,

I never understood why Bo feels the need to present his view on how to
improve upon Pirsig as the _real_ MOQ, but Pirsig leaves the MOQ open
to such a move when he tries to distance the MOQ from "the philosophy
of Robert Pirsig." In one interview he said that "the MOQ says..." is
just a rhetorical way of avoiding always saying "I, Robert M Pirsig
say...", but other times he goes out of his way to say that he himself
can be wrong about the MOQ. He seems to want the MOQ to have a life of
its own in such a relationship as the theory of evolution has to
Darwin.  He thinks that the MOQ can and ought to be improved upon.

I think Bo is a misguided monomaniac who wants to make SOL his legacy
to take a share in the creative genius of Pirsig's work, but I don't
think he is doing anything more wrong than that. I'm not sure
promoting the SOL B.S. ought to be banned indefinitely. We (you) have
to be careful to be open enough to contrarians so that we can benefit
from them where possible (and it is not always immediately obvious)
but also not allow them to ruin the discussion. I know you are
interested in finding the proper balance between these concerns. What
would you think about imposing a temporary rather than permanent
moratorium on promoting SOL so that other issues may be more
thoughtfully discussed for a time?

Best,
Steve







On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Horse <horse at darkstar.uk.net> wrote:
> Hi Platt
>
> On 06/07/2010 16:34, Platt Holden wrote:
>>
>> Hi Horse,
>>
>> The "decent thing" would be to allow differences of opinion to thrive on
>> a site devoted to free speech and Quality.
>
> Then I'm doing the decent thing - as I always have done. Or tried to at any
> rate.
> Differences of opinion are welcome here - dishonesty and misrepresentation
> aren't.
>
>>
>> But, your mind is locked in a static pattern that sees a political slant
>> to
>> counter arguments. In that regard you seem to suffer from a bit of
>> paranoia. Or maybe just sour grapes because Pirsig came out so
>> strongly in favor of free enterprise and free speech.
>
> So still nothing to show that Pirsig supports Bo then. Thought not.
>
>>
>> Be that as it may, I end my objections to your decision by expressing
>> my appreciation for your time and effort over these many years in keeping
>> this site up and running, and for maintaining a meticulous archive. For
>> that, much thanks.
>
> No problem Platt - and I really do hope it doesn't come to removing Bo. It's
> not what I want at all.
> I don't agree with much of what he says and I don't like what he's doing but
> I still like him.
>
> Horse
>
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