[MD] Why does Pirsig write everybody's right about mind and matter although his theses imply the opposite?

[John Carl]

Hi Dan,

I appreciate your attitude and your concerns.   I don't know if I can ally
them all, some things I just have to confess as weaknesses and deal with
it.  I'm lazy, for one.  I wing it.  A lot.

However I do care about the MoQ and I do want to see it live on amongst the
patterns of intellectual quality that society deems worth carrying
forward.  And that means understanding its critics and dealing properly
with criticisms.

Which I think is worth a whole thread of its own...

jc