[MD] The other side of reified

[Joseph Maurer]

On 6/2/11 8:48 PM, "118" <ununoctiums at gmail.com> wrote:

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> In my opinion, Pirsig has no idea what is meant by mysticism.  James
> has a much better idea since he spoke with many mystics while
> researching "The Varieties".  But even then, James must speak of such
> a thing as a third person.  For even if he was a mystic (which I
> believe he was), it is not something one can write about in a book,
> except indirectly.  Pirsig, in his naivete on the whole subject,
> compares it to being on peyote, which could not be farther from the
> truth.  While peyote is a tool, it does not create the mystical
> experience.  So, any time I read the word "mystic" being used in some
> fantastic capacity, I can only smile.  Much of our daily life is
> mystical.  It only becomes not-so, when we communicate about it.
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Hi Mark,

IMHO you are throwing words around which have a meaning as though they
didn't mean anything.  Your background seems to be mathematics which cannot
define evolution.  Evolution is DQ, defined reality is SQ.

Joe