[MD] grmbl

[MarshaV]

On May 29, 2010, at 9:06 AM, ARLO J BENSINGER JR wrote:

> [Arlo]
> Imprisoning intellect as SOM, yes, by claiming ALL intellect is SOM you take an
> evolutionary hierarchy and declare its uppermost level "cancerous". I think
> Pirsig's view that this actually undermines the MOQ is spot on.
> 
> [Adie]
> where did i make a statement like this?, claiming all intellect is som?i never
> did , nor do i believe that all intellect is som.
> 
> [Arlo]
> You did not. Marsha, a la Bo, does. And that is what we were talking about when
> you jumped in. It was to her I paraphrased:
> 
> Pirsig: The patient HAS cancer.
> Marsha: The patient IS cancer.
> 
> And that's a big difference.
> 
> The above use of "you" is the abstract general. "By riding a roller coaster,
> you run the risk of getting puked on." Not *you*, but the hypothetical rider.


Et tu, Arlo?  


 
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