[MD] Who are the MOQ's best friends?

[MarshaV]

Marsha:
I hope you are not implying that the praises were falsely 
presented to lessen the impact.  That would be one way 
to pattern (interpret) the statement.  I still see Platt and Bo 
as brilliant.  I wonder if Mr. Pirsig has thought any poster 
100% correct.  If not, his same statement of being wrong 
could be applied to any us, and without the "otherwise
brilliant thinking" part.  


On Jul 21, 2011, at 11:48 PM, Dan Glover wrote:

> Hello everyone
> 
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 8:37 PM, Steven Peterson
> <peterson.steve at gmail.com> wrote:
>> LC annotation 126. "God knows, the MOQ has never had two better
>> friends than Bo and Platt."
> 
> Dan:
> 
> Yes... notice how skillfully Robert Pirsig uses praise to lessen the
> impact of telling Bo and Platt that they're wrong:
> 
> "... so this is no criticism of their otherwise
> brilliant thinking. It’s just that I see a lowering of the
> quality of the MOQ itself if you follow this path of
> subordinating it to that which it opposes." [RMP annotation 126]
> 
> Dan comments:
> 
> Really, we could learn a great deal from this here. And God (it is
> meant as a literary device, not an actual statement of belief) knows I
> am as guilty as the next person in condemning and criticizing.
> 
> Just something to consider,  that's all.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Dan



 
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