[MD] [Bulk] Re: Humanism

[ARLO J BENSINGER JR]

[John]
Arlo, old friend.  I wonder if you'd mind quoting the source on this.  I've
racked my library and scoured Lila, ZAMM and all the writings of Pirsig within
my grasp, but nowhere is dmb mentioned in the holy writ.  Perhaps the apocrypha
then?

[Arlo]
C'mon, John. You know that was not what anyone said, nor is it anywhere near
being the point.

[John]
ya gotta appreciate his enthusiasm for Pirsig and James and his devotion to the
cause... so there's that.  But Quality in thought and expression?  Not so much.

[Arlo]
Really? I think DMB is clear and very explanatory. I've never had any issue
with that. 

Look at it this way. If I wrote over and over that Marsha had a shallow
understanding of Pirsig's ideas, and it was revealed that Pirsig considered her
on of the foremost philosophers of his ideas, I'd certainly take a step back
and wonder what I was missing.

Alright, this is now getting a bit too drawn out. The "meta-narrative" here is
overwhelming the narrative, and that's not right.