Re: MF Discussion Topic for January 2004

From: skutvik@online.no
Date: Tue Jan 20 2004 - 08:50:45 GMT

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    Hi Foci

    18 Jan. Valence wrote:

    > Right. If the point of the MoQ is to redescribe everything as a
    > species of value then Pirsig got it plain backwards. What it should
    > say is: "Phenomena are values." More to the point: 'Phenomena' are
    > respectively: tactile values, visual values, auditory values,
    > olfactory values, and (umm...) flavoritive(?) values.
     
    I have been reluctant to enter this topic as it has its origin in the
    SODAV paper - one that I don't have good vibes about. No
    criticism of Rick for posting it or of those electing it. Anyway I
    feel with Rick in his comment above (to Matt) about it sounding
    backwards and should have said .....phenomena are values"
    ...even adding that all existence IS is sensing of value.

    How could the inorganic level produce the biological one (or for
    that matter: the inorganic world come to pass) if the patterns of
    the respective planes didn't sense the Quality pull, The snag of it
    all is that the human being is treated as in SOM: a body with
    sense organs whose inputs are evaluated by a mind. This is
    qualitywise wrong, there is no fifth or sixth biological sensory
    perception of value. The static layers of which we consist are the
    "sensing" ...phew everything tend to become in quotation marks,
    bracketed or italicized . The MOQ not only redescribes: It writes it
    in a new language that must be learned. But there was no way
    that Pirsig could reach the Brussels' conference audience by
    starting with the MOQ fundamentals?

    I hear the rumbling from Matt's "pragmatic" machinery about the
    inorganic level not being the starting point .... things start in the
    mind ...etc. OK, Matt behaves so why start provoking him? ;-)
    My conclusion is that the answer is "NO" to the actual question.

    Sincerely
    Bo

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