[MD] The strong interpretation of the MOQ (SIM)

[plattholden at gmail.com]

On 12 Jul 2010 at 9:24, Arlo Bensinger wrote:

[Platt]
Amazing. We've been blessed by those who know the one right way to 
interpret Pirsig. But now we're doubly blessed to  have someone who 
knows the one right way to think. How lucky can we get?

[Arlo]
Yes. Amazing. Either you are willfully dense or deliberately 
distortive. Or both. Sigh.

Let's look at what I said, and see if I said "there is a right way to 
interpret Pirsig".

[Platt]
With typical narcissism, Arlo thinks my reference to "those" means him. 

[Arlo previously]
Pirsig's ideas = "A metaphysics of Quality" (the foundation for which 
we are all here, to be sure), and Bo's ideas = "A metaphysics of 
Quality" that is a critical revision of Pirsig's ideas.

Bo might say "A metaphysics of Quality that holds the intellectual 
level to SOM is better than A metaphysics of Quality that considers 
SOM to be one on many intellectual patterns", instead of "THE 
metaphysics of Quality holds the intellectual level to SOM".

[Arlo]
I don't know which is worse, Platt, taking your post as stupidity or 
taking it as distortion. Either way, kudos.

[Platt]
Thanks. Always a pleasure to be the subject of personal attacks from one who 
has appointed himself czar of the one right way to think.