From: johnny moral (johnnymoral@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Apr 02 2003 - 23:26:58 BST
> > We still use "more moral" the same way though, because when you say
> > something is "more moral" you are presumably asserting that most people
> > would agree with you about what to choose, at least once you've had a
>chance
> > to explain your understanding of the situation, right?
>
>Not at all. When I say something is more moral, I mean it actually is
>better--as if quality is real. If you can't make this basic assumption, I
>wonder what value you could possibly find in reading Pirsig. Without it, I
>don't think we have enough common ground to make discussion of the MOQ
>fruitful.
>
>Steve
There's still no problem, steve. Unless you are insane, or didn't
experience a common set of static patterns with the rest of us, most of us
would agree with you on what we feel is actually better.
So we both see "moral" as meaning "actually better", but we seem to disagree
about the role of culture and SQ in deciding the truth of what is actually
better. You think it comes from 'outside' (along with such concepts as
"Truth" and "Beauty", I suppose), I don't think there is anything 'outside',
and better is determined by a consensus steeped in common static patterns.
If you've got a crystal ball or something, and some way to quantify the
good, let us see it.
I think we can still have fruitful discussions, please don't write me off so
soon.
Johnny
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