Time to vote for the topic of May. To vote, simply reply to this message and state the number of your choice.
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You have from now to midnight May 3rd to vote.
The choices are:
1) FREE WILL/SELF
The questions that should be answered under the FREE WILL/SELF topic include (but are not limited to):
7.1 Pirsig doesn't explain how an individual being, a self, fits into the
MOQ.
7.2 If we operate from the belief that there is no such thing as the self,
and that Quality or Reality is one undifferentiated continuum, then the
question of choice, freedom, good and morality does not arise.
7.3 If there is no self and the MOQ is reduced to being only a "feel good"
Metaphysics of Mysticism then evolution in all respects should follow a
linear progression by itself, without any setbacks or reversals since DQ as
an evolving force is complete and fully present at all times.
7.4 Since all conceptions, beliefs and their counters are aspects of
perception can "static patterns of value" have any existence outside
perception?
6.1 Pirsig's explanation of free will is flawed because in order to have
free will you must have a subject, or else who's "will" is it that is free?
2)
Personally, I;ve always treated Quality as the absolute(spiritual,
religious, mystic). In ZMM, Pirsig realises what he has (re)uncovered and
immediately tests this hypothesis by substituting Quality for Tao(absolute)
in Lao Tze's Tao te Ching. I always thought that it would be interesting
to compare Quality with absolutes in other traditions(i.e. tao, brahmin)
and see if we can in some way equate these. I think the concept of Quality
could gain a lot through this.
3)
I humbly suggest that we discuss the nature of the MoQ-Focus list.
Can we use MoQ ideas to see if it has reached a state of high quality?
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