Hey Mary,
I agree with everything you wrote 100%. Those who see 1 absolute truth are
the most dangerous people there are (intellectually speaking of course). As
I've nothing to disagree with and nothing to add to your dead-on-the-money
comments....
thanks,
rick
----- Original Message -----
From: Mary <mwittler@yahoo.com>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:32 AM
Subject: RE: MD truth and reality
> Hi Rick & Platt,
>
> Once you believe something to be an absolute truth your mind is forever
> closed on that subject. That is a major drawback of SOM. If, instead,
you
> accept Pirsig's stance that "...the MOQ does not insist on a single
> exclusive truth ..." then you are still free to judge the value of
something
> based on it's intellectual level of quality (that is, whether it passes
> Pirsig's tests of truth). Seems to me the entire concept of Truth is an
> intellectual level static value. The truths we construct today may become
> the falsehoods of tomorrow if that truth is superceded by a new one found
to
> posess greater intellectual value.
>
> I think Pirsig demotes Truth from its pinnacle in the SOM pantheon.
Dynamic
> Quality does not equal Truth. Isn't that what he's saying here? "... if
> Quality or excellence is seen as the ultimate reality then it becomes
> possible for more than one set of truths to exist. Then one doesn't seek
> the absolute 'Truth.' One seeks instead the highest quality intellectual
> explanation..."
>
> The whole idea of Absolute Truths is a dangerous one. SOM raises Truth to
> the level of Quality, while the MOQ demotes Truth to the level of the
> intellect.
>
> Comments?
>
> Wishing you happiness,
> Mary
>
>
>
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