[MD] Hot Stoves and What To Do About Them

[craigerb at comcast.net]

[Steve]
> On the other hand, if we can find examples of taking voluntary action
> to successfully follow DQ, then such examples would be examples of
> exercising free will based on Pirsig's formulation and the volition
> implied in the word "will."

Consider "Zen and the Art of Archery":
If you make a machine to shoot at a target, it measures the distance to the target,
the tension on the bow string, the weight of the arrow, etc.
If a human shoots, s/he doesn't quantify anything but goes by "feel".
Craig