Terevos@lemm.eeM to Reformed Christianity@lemm.ee · 1 year agoNo Dumb Questions Tuesday - 8/8message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down16file-text
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minus-squarefroghorse@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoA man sees something strange and impressive. He tries to describe it to his friends. But the thing is strange. His friends have never seen it or anything like it. So it’s difficult for him to convey what he saw. He says “it’s like this”. He compares it to something everybody’s seen. He uses metaphors. But what is he really conveying? It is arguably the illusion of understanding.
A man sees something strange and impressive. He tries to describe it to his friends.
But the thing is strange. His friends have never seen it or anything like it. So it’s difficult for him to convey what he saw.
He says “it’s like this”. He compares it to something everybody’s seen. He uses metaphors.
But what is he really conveying? It is arguably the illusion of understanding.