[MD] Intellectual Level

[Arlo Bensinger]

[Platt]
Your frequent challenges to in-the-box SOM thinking of many here is 
always a breath of fresh air.

[Arlo]
I thought all thinking was, according to you, "SOM"-based? Are you 
now suggesting there are non-SOM patterns of thinking?

As for your general tone, though, your accusations that DMB 
represents "in-the-box SOM thinking" is at complete odds with 
Pirsig's own appraisal of DMB's understanding of his ideas. I'll take 
Pirsig's word that DMB gets it.