[MD] Noncognitive babble

[Ian Glendinning]

Hi Ron

Mythos has power - no argument
Observation is cool - no argument

Did I get your point ?
Ian

On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 1:01 PM, X Acto <xacto at rocketmail.com> wrote:
> Ian,
> The power of mythos.
>
> cool observation
>
> -Ron
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ian Glendinning <ian.glendinning at gmail.com>
> To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
> Sent: Sun, September 12, 2010 6:14:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [MD] Noncognitive babble
>
> Hi DMB,
>
> Nice one " It seems quite artificial even to me. it's not really about
> facts or values so much as it's about statements. I can see that it's
> all very carefully thought out and exact and yet it's empty and
> lifeless. I mean, I don't think that way of defeating the problem
> isn't very moving. i'd even say this analytic approach is part of the
> problem or a symptom of it."
>
> Exactly, I think each younger generation is as mixed up as the
> previous grey beard generation. None of us has a monopoly. Oh and btw
> ... "Did you know that human, humility and humble all come from a
> common root meaning "dirt"? I kid you not."
>
> Etymology is a major reason I like Pirsig. In order to avoid the
> (dirty word) "evolutionary psychology" or EvoPsych, I would point out
> that the MoQ is "evolutionary" and the top two levels we spend miles
> of email debating are ... err ... "psychological" That dirt is the
> physio-biological bottom half of the story. Doh ! How perfectly the
> story fits.
>
> Ian
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>