[MD] Descriptions of Quality

[ARLO JAMES BENSINGER JR]

[Ham]
You disappoint me with an apologist defense that I would have expected of Ant, Arlo, or DMB.

[Arlo]
Its hard for me to understand how one can be an "apologist" for Pirsig's ideas on a discussion board about Pirsig's ideas. If you want to rage against "the dogma", Ham, why are you here? To save our souls? (Sorry, I am beyond redemption, happily, gods like your vain and petty Essence only piss me off)... 

I mean, I am on a few other philosophy forums, and the last thing I'd do on the Peirce board is berate people who understand and know Peirce for being "apologists for Peirce", or at least that would make me wonder why I was there... "Hey all you people who know and understand Peirce, you're just apologists for a dogma, come over here and worship my Essence!"... And you wonder why maybe like five people in the world take your philosophy seriously... (hey I'll be generous, let's give you a ten-timer and say fifty!!!)... 

Here's a thought, please don't mention me any more. I have your posts on ignore, but I have an override for posts that mention me by name. You're a 'smart' guy, you can figure out that algorithm, no? Or.. or... oooo... you can mention me all you want on the "essentialist discuss" listserv.... I mean, that's really where your prime involvement is, fielding all those scores of questions from your thousands of subscribers interested in how they can best praise Essence to fulfill Essence's vanity....

Pfff... I will thank you for lumping me with Ant and DMB though, I doubt I come close to their caliber, but its nice to imagine I do.