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Hmm. Faldage, if I understand your post correctly, you are saying that a distortion is the exact opposite of truth. I don't think I can agree with that, in this context. You said, Beauty is the order, the pattern, that we impose on truth and a distortion of it . I wouldn't argue with that! But to me, the opposite of truth is a deliberate lie or misrepresentation, and when we impose order and patterns on "truth", this distortion is not deliberate--most of the time, anyway. It comes from our personal frames of reference: our experiences. For ex.: say that two people are looking down on a field of flowers from aloft. There are two colors of flowers. Person A, who has never heard of or seen a Turkish coffee pot, says, "Oh, look--the red flowers are in the shape of a watering can". Person B, who has never heard of or seen a watering can, says, "The red flowers form the shape of a cesve*". Now, neither person is lying; both are saying what they "see". And I don't think this is "the exact opposite of truth". In this instance, the "truth" might be that the pattern of the red flowers is merely random.
*I will put the only link to a picture of a Turkish coffee pot that I found, BUT--it is a commercial site...come to think of it, I'd better not post it here. But I've saved it, so if anyone is desperately curious, PM me and I'll send it to you. I will copy a quote from there, though, because this Gene person is from Lexington, KY: turkish coffee pot
Comments: “The Greeks call it an Ibrik; the Arabs call it a cezve. The point is, wherever your recipient goes, they'll have fresh Turkish coffee with them. Perfect for camping, road trips, or any vacation.”
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted more on lexemes tsuwm 06/22/03 07:51 PM Re: more on lexemes maverick 06/22/03 09:13 PM Re: more on lexemes Buffalo Shrdlu 06/22/03 11:37 PM Re: more on lexemes maverick 06/23/03 08:51 PM Re: more on lexemes tsuwm 06/23/03 11:19 PM Re: more on lexemes Jackie 07/01/03 02:44 AM Re: more on lexemes Buffalo Shrdlu 07/01/03 02:54 AM Re: more on lexemes Jackie 07/01/03 11:20 AM Re: more on lexemes Faldage 07/01/03 11:55 AM Re: more on lexemes Buffalo Shrdlu 07/01/03 12:13 PM Re: more on lexemes Faldage 07/01/03 12:18 PM The exact opposite of truth Jackie 07/01/03 05:59 PM Re: more on lexemes AnnaStrophic 06/23/03 12:05 AM Re: more on lexemes Faldage 06/23/03 12:18 AM
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