hi Troy and squad
Troy wrote:
the universe is the ultimate "one" and the void of non-universalness is
the "zero".
Troy, i would say this is the first moral conflict Pirsig describes, the
chaotic-inorganic conflict. it could be said that everything in existence is
composed of inorganic atoms, a one, and everything not in existence is
composed of chaos, or zero. however this would be speaking SOMically, of
course. so we have to substitute value for existence to speak correctly in
MOQ speak, otherwise we create a platypus! for how can something exist that
doesnt exist? so we can then say everything of value is a one, and
everything without value, a zero. that is indeed about as simple as it gets.
Troy wrote:
consider "the universe" as we currently view it. consider the complement
of "the universe", that is, to say "nothing." now consider the third
element of this trinity: "the relationship" between the two. maybe this
will get some marbles rolling. think.
Troy, it so happens i have been doing some serious thinking along these very
lines. first of all, i cannot value 'nothing' and therefore i have no
relationship with it that i am aware of :)
but since you wanted me to think, lets try a thought experiment on for
size...
i am a triangle in space, with my boundaries defined by me, my knowledge, my
awareness of self. outside of the me, there exists a complementary triangle
that contains everything not-me. i meet Troy. Troy also is a triangle in
space, bounded by his me-ness, and also possessing a complementary triangle
containing everything that is not-Troy. given that the me-triangle and the
Troy-triangle cannot physically share the same space, and we cannot
communicate at a distance, how do we communicate?
best wishes to all,
glove
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