Random thought before falling asleep

[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.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

"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?

[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.

[Eater of Clowns]

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. 

[Doktor Howl]

I had a random thought before going to sleep, too.

"What if Lord Marlborough had a section of M60 machine guns?"

[POFP]

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).

[The Wizard Joseph]

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.