[MD] Intellectual Level

[MarshaV]

On Sep 19, 2010, at 11:18 AM, plattholden at gmail.com wrote:

> On 19 Sep 2010 at 10:20, MarshaV wrote:
> 
> 
> Ron, Andre, Adrie,  (Ronettes),
> 
> I am finished with this for now, and will stick 
> to my own definition/interpretation as a more 
> meaningful description of intellectual 
> static patterns of value.  More meaningful 
> for me, which is appropriate to my  own 
> experience.  
> 
> Hi Marsha,
> 
> Funny thing happened on the way to defining the intellectual level. Almost 
> everyone agrees, including Pirsig, that intellectual patterns originate out of 
> society. The same people then try to squeeze the MOQ into the intellectual 
> level, but what society did the MOQ originate from? None.
> 
> The MOQ originated in response to Dynamic qualty by the unique combination of 
> value patterns named Robert M. Pirsig. Some may try to say he is society. Yeah, 
> right. He is no more society than the brujo was. The values that matter, the 
> ones that change society, originate out of individuals, defined as being all 
> four static value levels plus the ability to respond to DQ. 
> 
> An argument will be that Pirsig, the brujo and other innovators originate out 
> of society. True enough. But new value patterns originate from individuals 
> only. That's why Pirsig wrote that you shouldn't execute criminals unless they 
> are a threat to society. One of them might have an idea that would move the 
> evolution of life forward. 
> 
> In fact when you think about it, individuals don't fit in any of the levels. 
> They're a separate category all their own.
> 
> Platt 


Hi Platt,

Certainly dynamic individuals like Mr. Pirsig are a separate category.  I agree, 
I agree, I agree.  


Marsha




 
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