tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post6220130311940948507..comments2023-10-10T09:50:34.565-07:00Comments on Find and Ye Shall Seek: The truth of a work of art--or a religious doctrineMystical Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-11399744343935062912010-07-08T21:58:58.172-07:002010-07-08T21:58:58.172-07:00Jon, thanks for citing those examples from the boo...Jon, thanks for citing those examples from the book you are reading. I think they illustrate the point very well.<br /><br />Is it ever really possible to see the world in any other way than filtered through our own interpretations?Mystical Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-8265691954219401052010-07-07T16:45:47.023-07:002010-07-07T16:45:47.023-07:00I've just started reading "Jesus Through ...I've just started reading "Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes" by Kenneth Bailey and he quote an interesting illustration of the same thing. Re the events of Nov 22 1963, it is perfectly true to say "a man with a rifle from the warehouse window shot another man in a passing car" - but not very informative. Alternatively, you could say "the President of the United States was assassinated". This is also true and conveys more of what makes the event important. Or else you could say "Men everywhere felt that they had looked into the abyss of evil and people wept in the streets". This adds a level of emotional engagement, and although it may not be as literally true as the first two statements (everywhere?) it conveys an essential dimension to the event that the first two don't.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272544252649766985noreply@blogger.com