Hi Jack and Group:
Jackbrn1o@aol.com wrote:
“Just as an aside, to propose that celebrity is the highest form of
social quality is ludicrous. Read what Buddhism has to say about
celebrity - that’s “hell on earth.” The highest form of social quality is
the most dynamic; i.e., the one that most promotes social/human
development. By your statement Tom Cruise would have more
social quality than someone like Mother Theresa because he’s a
“bigger celebrity.”
If the highest form of social quality is the one that most promotes
social/human development, would you care to expand on what that
form might be? By rating Mother Theresa higher than Tom Cruise,
you imply that Roman Catholicism possesses high social quality,
a position that those who were tortured during the Spanish
Inquisition might quibble with.
Any other suggestions? I ask because Pirsig seems to offer no
form for promoting social/human development other than freedom
from any form.
Platt
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