I don’t think that Pirsig meant to comment on the materialism
of things when he made that comment. Nonetheless, I do not disagree with the
statement Jose is making. Although I myself find it slightly strange to be
worshipping God in a cafeteria versus the typical Church setting, there really
is not anything wrong with it. There should be no reason why we are bound to
the four walls of a Church building to pray. If we want to worship God in our
own home we can, so why would it be wrong to worship him in a cafeteria
setting?
As well as Jose I strongly agree with the statement that
Pirsig had made about how “we are never dedicated to something that we have
complete confidence in”. I did feel kind
of strange about the statement though. While I recognized it as true I could
not find any examples of the validity of the statement within my own life. I
like the point Jose made about religion, but I do not agree with it
wholeheartedly. People are not dedicated to their religion because they are
trying to make it sound believable to outsiders. People are typically devoted
to their religion because it gives them a sense of security and a faith to get
through things that they feel they would not be able to manage “alone”.
- Talia Akerman
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