From: Chuck Roghair (ctr@pacificpartssales.com)
Date: Tue Oct 26 2004 - 18:38:37 BST
Hello Platt, Everybody,
<Platt said:>
"Hi Chuck,
> The MoQ is beyond understanding in as much as any metaphysics is
> beyond understanding and if you can't understand that you have little hope
> of understanding the MoQ.
Happy to see you agree that the MOQ, like all metaphysics (including the
metaphysics of SOM on which science places its bets) is based on faith."
<Chuck responds:>
That's not what I meant, but feel free to twist my words anytime if it
serves your purpose.
<Platt Said:>
"Pirsig describes faith as "a willingness to believe in falsehoods."
He also says that it's "possible for more than one set of truths to exist."
So how does he distinguish a truth from a falsehood?
If, as he said, one should choose truth on the basis of its quality, like
choosing paintings in a gallery, then truth becomes a matter of personal
belief. And so, logically, do falsehoods.
Perhaps someone will explain this apparent contradiction. Why is faith in
what's true any different than faith in what's false?."
<Chuck replies:>
Would a little CONTEXT be too much to ask, Platt? Chapters? Page numbers?
How about ZMM or LILA? So the rest of us might play along as well.
I imagine I could make the argument that the sky is purple and pigs fly by
pulling a few words out of context here and there from both text without
allowing anyone else the benefit of CONTEXT.
Best regards,
Chuck
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