[MD] A.I.

[ARLO J BENSINGER JR]

[Platt]
"Although Dynamic Quality, the Quality of freedom, creates this world in which
we live, these patterns of static quality, the quality of order, preserve our
world." (Lila, 9)

[Arlo]
Even accepting your "God" allusion here (which I am sure Pirsig did not
intend), Pirsig's MOQ clearly posits that intellectual patterns emerge from
social patterns, Quality is not a "God" that magically poofs intellect ontop of
biology.

Your solution to "mind magically appearing from matter" is to suggest a
Qualigod that makes such an appearance happen (you move from "magically
appearing" to "poof, there it is!"). Pirsig looked to social patterns as the
foundation of intellect, as a necessary strata between biology and intellect,
and I (and most modern scientists, maybe you should update your rhetoric) agree.