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

[plattholden at gmail.com]

On 12 Jul 2010 at 11:19, Arlo Bensinger wrote:

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

[Arlo]
Your post was addressed to me, forgive my assumption it was directed at me.

I have re-read it, however, and see my mistake.

[Platt previously]
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.

[Arlo]
In the light of not being "those" who "know the one right way to 
interpret Pirsig", and instead being "someone who knows the one right 
way to think", I've updated my reply.

Not so interestingly, it does not effect the content at all.

[Platt]
Except you conveniently omitted the relevant content, i.e.:

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Arlo Bensinger <ajb102 at psu.edu> wrote:

> Its really no wonder, Bo, with such a dismal display of "thinking", only
> three or four people here take you seriously or pay attention to this SOL
> nonsense at all.
>
> If you had been paying attention, you'd have seen I provided you a sound
> rhetorical and argumentatively valid platform last week.


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[Arlo's revised reply to Platt]
Let's look at what I said, and see if I said "there is a right way to think".

[Platt]
You call Bo's thinking a "dismal display" and that you will correct his 
thinking  with a "sound rhetorical and argumentatively valid platform."

In other words, "I, Arlo, will now instruct you, Bo, on the right way to 
think."

No big deal. We've come to expect such pomposity from Arlo and his fellow 
academics.