[MD] Awareness and consciousness in the MOQ

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On Apr 18, 2012, at 3:37 PM, david buchanan <dmbuchanan at hotmail.com> wrote:

> dmb says:
> How is it even possible to be confused about such a simple idea? 
> 

I don't know, dave, it takes a lot if work, that's for sure. 


> There are two separate questions. 
> 
> 1) What does Pirsig mean? 

Betterness is fundamental. 


> 
> 2) Is Pirsig right? 

Yes. 


> 
> The second question can't really be raised until the first one has been answered pretty well. 
> 

By "pretty well" you mean what?  The commas all counted?  The whole thing sliced, diced and intellectually analyzed to the nth degree?  What you've been doing these past years?  

Methinks you have the soul of a priest, dave, and this your religion. But the impulse of a priest ain't the urge to enlighten, it's the urge to control. 

That's the difference between a priest and a messiah. 

John