Platt Holden (pholden@worldnet.att.net)
Sat, 13 Sep 1997 03:28:10 +0100
Magnus wrote:
> I'm saying that all levels so far have manifested
> themselves independent of the intellectual level,
> except for the intellectual level itself naturally.
>
> But any level above the intellectual would be dependant
> on the intellectual, I just don't think we would see it.
>
> And yes, the phrase "nothing is inventing anything" is not
> what I would call good english. What I meant was that all
> levels became manifested as soon as the right conditions
> appeared, that is, as soon as the level below was advanced
> enough to support it.
>
> You could say however, that Pirsig invented the levels in the
> same way that Newton invented gravity.
>
> And please, bear in mind that what *I* say is only what *I*think. I
> stopped starting every sentence with "I think"
> because I thought everyone realized that. I hope you're not
> thinking of me as the "ghost" Bodvar mentioned in an earlier
> post.
OK, I understand. Thanks for being patient with me. And no, I don't think
of you as the "ghost." I always look forward to reading what you think.
Platt
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