[MD] Betternes - 4 levels of!

[david buchanan]

Mark said to Dan:
...Pirsig is no God, he is not infallible, he would tell you that himself. You are treating him in a Theistic way, which is unbecoming of this metaphysics. .. Please explain why you deny rational thought to dynamic quality.  Have you read anything but Pirsig, for example Theistic premises?  I await your response and from anybody who agrees with you.



dmb says:

It's not about Pirsig's infallibility or Dan's faith. It's just a matter of comprehending the idea. Dan understands it and you don't. Abusing Dan certainly won't help.
The idea is fairly simple. DQ is experience PRIOR to rational thought. It is pre-conceptual experience. It's the cutting edge of experience. It's what you know before any definitions. That's why it can't be defined. DQ is NOT a metaphysical entity or a divine agent. The term refers to empirical reality, to experience itself. It's known directly and not merely believed in.