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Started by LMNO, May 11, 2015, 04:13:01 AM

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LMNO

"The eyes are the most superficial organ."

They only see the surface, don't capture the entire truth, and are manipulated by whatever psychology is lurking in the brain.

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Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on May 11, 2015, 04:13:01 AM
"The eyes are the most superficial organ."

They only see the surface, don't capture the entire truth, and are manipulated by whatever psychology is lurking in the brain.

Hmmm.

I could see this working as a metaphor perhaps, is that what you're going for?
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LMNO

I'm really not sure where I was going with that -- Maybe something about taking things at face value, fundamental attribution error... Though I suppose the argument could be made that pretty much any primary natural detectors we have (ears, skin, etc) only record what's immediately there, and even that's limited information.  The second step is obviously thought.

Like I said, I was falling asleep when I wrote that.

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I don't necessarily agree with it, but it is an interesting thought.

It's amazing that we're at a point where it's not something that can be wholly dismissed. We've created a society where the blind can live with reasonable expectation of comfort, safety, and success. The fact that we're even intellectually capable of distrusting one of the most important evolutionary tools of our survival is a pretty neat thought.  :)
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I had a random thought before going to sleep, too.

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OP: Sounds like a more complex interpretation of Korzybski's Structural Differential. It's more complex due to the linguistic interpretation you gave, which is what the SD explains.

Semantics is funny. When you talk about Semantics concepts, you get yourself into logic-loops. I can't tell if that means it's fundamentally accurate, or fundamentally incomplete ("It" being Korzybski's perspective on Semantics).
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Sometimes things just sound cool and don't have to get the brain much more involved than to dimly note that. <- me also about to fade for the night.
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