Annoyance asked, “What does this koan mean? How can we find out for ourselves?”
Cameron answered, “Bullshit!”
Cameron’s reply isn’t really an answer to Annoyance’s question, it’s a response induced by it. Cameron answers the question Annoyance didn’t ask but should have—the question whose answer Annoyance is taking for granted in what he asks.
Annoyance asked, “What does this koan mean? How can we find out for ourselves?”
Cameron answered, “Bullshit!”
Cameron’s reply isn’t really an answer to Annoyance’s question, it’s a response induced by it. Cameron answers the question Annoyance didn’t ask but should have—the question whose answer Annoyance is taking for granted in what he asks.
Your response is very illustrative. Next time I’ll discuss the koan about the boy who lost his finger; it’s quite appropriate in this context.