Hi Roger
Sorry for my former somewhat unedited letter where I didn't
comment your reply, nor finish some cryptic remarks, plus clean
up the ">" mess.
You said to Ross:
> I suspect this as well. I think one could rewrite much of the MOQ in
> terms of information (to the dismay and horror of the 'mystics').
Agree about those who disregard Pirsig's statement that the
toughest opponents to the MoQ are the mystics.
>The
> value in a pattern then becomes a measure of the information contained
> within or protected by the pattern. And DQ becomes pursuit of new
> information (at the never-ending risk of just finding noise).
Er.. it's information as the basic physical reality which is Zeilinger's
message, not information ABOUT any reality beneath information.
As is Pirsig's about Quality as the groundstuff, not any value
sticking to this or that phenomenon or thing. This may be just what
you are saying though ...?
> I find incredible value in the information metaphor, and would love to
> go into it in more detail if you desire.
"Metaphor"? Wasn't that a thread once, with the result that
EVERYTHING IS METAPHORIC and that a "Metaphysics of
Metaphors" could have been made?
> PS -- I guess I would say an information map is a different map than a
> quality map which is different than a subject/object map. Each has
> strengths and weaknesses.
As said to Ross the information insight is another straw that may
break SOM's back, it just lacks the final leap. I am not too happy
about the "map" comparison. Each static level may be seen as a
map - the last one (intellect-as-SOM the toughest to escape from,
but the MoQ itself can't well be regarded a map because that
suggests a reality beyond which it is a map of. Exactly as the
Information idea says there is no beyond information!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bo
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