Hi John B:
> I liked Marco's first three moral principles.
>
> 1. Better something than nothing.
>
> 2. Better alive than dead.
>
> 3. Better together than alone.
Me too. Nice going Marco. All are solidly based on the MOQ.
> There are in my view three level 4 moral principles
>
> 4(a) Better beauty than ugliness.
>
> 4(b) Better understanding than ignorance.
>
> 4(c) Better compassion than indifference.
Fine sentiments, John. But on what basis are they derived? Not the
MOQ that I can see.
For the 4th level I suggest:
4. Better thinking than feeling
. . . based on Pirsig's criteria for the indispensable intellectual pattern
of truth--"logical consistency, agreement with experience, and economy
of explanation." Emotions need not apply.
Platt
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