*grins* I'm not too fond of it, either, but I was a bit rushed when I first replied.
The argument seems to regard words and images as the end rather than the means, but why? The words don't presume to be truth--only to describe it. The image of the apple may not be edible, but whoever drew it certainly didn't want people eating his work of art. I'm not even going to try to counter the argument logically; I'm just questioning its relevance to... well... anything. Perhaps a more positive way to present that argument is that we all expect a little bit of falsehood when dealing with interpretations. That doesn't mean we can't see the truth within. Typically, the more we experience, the more adept we become at filtering out the false to get to the truth.
... If I didn't know any better, I'd swear that we're all unwittingly helping you to write a philosophy paper. ;)
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branchandroot
Re: Ditto!
Date: 2006-11-16 06:58 am (UTC)The argument seems to regard words and images as the end rather than the means, but why? The words don't presume to be truth--only to describe it. The image of the apple may not be edible, but whoever drew it certainly didn't want people eating his work of art.
I'm not even going to try to counter the argument logically; I'm just questioning its relevance to... well... anything.
Perhaps a more positive way to present that argument is that we all expect a little bit of falsehood when dealing with interpretations. That doesn't mean we can't see the truth within. Typically, the more we experience, the more adept we become at filtering out the false to get to the truth.
... If I didn't know any better, I'd swear that we're all unwittingly helping you to write a philosophy paper. ;)
[sorry about the duplicate; I despise html errors!]