Dave Thomas (dlt44@ipa.net)
Sat, 31 Jan 1998 05:26:56 +0100
Hi Platt,
> Hi Doug,
>
> Doug wrote:
>
> > > Catch 34: To continue to exist, we must divide indivisible existence.
> > > (Thanks Doug!)
> > Platt,
> >
> > Did I say that? Or do you mean Doug B? Or is the above paraphrased?
>
> Can't find the specific reference and my memory fails me. But I'm sure it's
> a paraphrase. Anyway, my thanks to you extends to all the Catches since you
> were the first to show their relevance to the MoQ.
>
> > Also, I think catch 32 has a major problem. Check it out. You sure you
> > want to say that?
>
> Catch 32: Words cannot really describe reality because the words we use to
> describe reality are part of the reality we're trying to describe.
>
> Don't see a problem. Pirsig says, "Thought is not a path to reality. It
> carries you away from it." Also, our first principle asserts that Quality
> (reality) is impossible to define. What am I missing?
>
> Platt
Very little as usually! Possibly only that wine makes the words unintelligible but
the meaning much clearer.
Dave
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