[MD] atheistic and content

[plattholden at gmail.com]

Hi Ham, 

On 13 Mar 2010 at 13:36, Ham Priday wrote:

> Poetic license aside, becoming cannot be outside of time and space, since 
> "being" itself is demensional. Take away space and time and there is no
> being.  

Basic assumptions. I think you're saying that "being" depends on the 
"beings" of time and space.  Of course, this begs the question of what 
conditions are necessary for the beings of time and space? I presume 
this where your "Essence" makes its appearance. 

> "Becoming" is the process whereby relational existence occurs (or is 
> perceived).  As human beings, you and I are sensible agents "becoming" aware 
> of otherness. What we value of this otherness is experienced as "being". 

I take it then that "being" in addition to the above conditions requires 
"sensible agents," or more specifically, "value sensitive agents" and 
"otherness."  So we have the following conditions necessary for being, 
according to Ham:

Time
Space
Value
Otherness
Sensitive Agents 

By comparison, Pirsig sees only one of the above conditions necessary 
for being, namely, Value. And he wrote a book, Lila, explaining why he 
believes that to be the case.

The meta-theoretical principle of Occam's Razor says in effect: "When 
competing hypotheses are equal in other respects, the principle 
recommends selection of the hypothesis that introduces the fewest 
assumptions and postulates the fewest entities while still sufficiently 
answering the question."  (Wikipedia)

Perhaps Occam's Razor explains as well as anything my preference for 
Pirsig's metaphysics over yours, always with the knowledge that I could 
be wrong.       

Best regards,
Platt