From: hampday@earthlink.net
Date: Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:28:26 GMT
Hello, Chin --
> Everything is art; if it is done with the highest Quality it is a thing of
beauty.
>
> It is mundane, systematic, effortless creation; you are simply going
through life on cruise control, afraid to accelerate or > take a curve fast
as the excitement is feared to lead to only negative consequences. There is
not adrenaline, only the
> biological heartbeat of existence in a so-so effort made in a so-so life
to come to a so-so end. You have existed, but
> your existence meant nothing.
That is neither religion nor philosophy, Chin. It's plain, old-fashioned
nihilism.
I must admit I'm disappointed in Platt's most recent stance on the Absolute
which you are here defending. It was my belief that Pirsig had something
extraordinary going in his non-material essence called Quality. But if
these conclusions are valid expressions of the Metaphysics of Quality, then
it would seem our discussion is no more than a writers' forum on the
esthetics of existential quality.
When I complained about these postings having little substance, I was
referring to the meaning of life which is the goal of all philosophy. You
now say life has no meaning. Perhaps Platt is saying the same. This
saddens me, because it indicates that we've failed to grasp the full
potential of a valuistic philosophy. And that applies to my own Philosophy
of Essence as much as to Pirsig's MOQ.
Until someone else out there can show me where I've missed something vital
in these exchanges, they've lost their vitality for me.
Sincerely,
Ham
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