Photographs are like truth. They show what is. This photo has been stripped of all color and even it's shades of gray. It is stark contrast. Black and white. Therefore, a bright sunny day like this one can't be fully appreciated. Not in black and white anyway. The harsh contrast makes it impossible for context. Without a whole spectrum of gray, this picture is almost unrecognizable. Without gray there is no perspective. Low perception. Minimal understanding. Only indistinct shapes. I'm using this as a metaphor for knowledge and truth. Truth CAN be stripped down to black and white, but it makes comprehension more difficult, not simpler.
Some people get really hung up on truth only being black and white. They give evidence like this:
This is obviously a girl with long hair. She is looking down.
No... these are shapes that our mind interprets as a girl. This is not a photo of a girl.
But you see one regardless. This is not reality.
Just because things appear black and white does not make them true.
But you see one regardless. This is not reality.
Just because things appear black and white does not make them true.
When black and white images are drawn and not taken
the mind's interpretation IS recognizable,
but perception and interpretation are dependent upon the viewer.
This is a young woman.
This is an old woman.
Which perception is right? Neither. Because this is not real. It is manufactured.
What is it then? It is lines and shapes on paper.
the mind's interpretation IS recognizable,
but perception and interpretation are dependent upon the viewer.
This is an old woman.
Which perception is right? Neither. Because this is not real. It is manufactured.
What is it then? It is lines and shapes on paper.
Relativists use optical illusions to prove why anyone who believes in absolutism is deceived.
Absolutism IS truth, but it's hard to comprehend in black and white.
Relativism says
You feel like a man? You are one!
True absolutism is difficult in black and white.
There is so little context for full comprehension.
This doesn't spin. It's your mind creating movement where there is none.
This is not a photo. It is not truth.
Absolutism IS truth, but it's hard to comprehend in black and white.
Relativism says
You feel like a man? You are one!
True absolutism is difficult in black and white.
There is so little context for full comprehension.
This doesn't spin. It's your mind creating movement where there is none.
This is not a photo. It is not truth.
This is a photo. It's real.
This is more than just stark contrast.
Grays. Perspective.
It is more than just black and white.
There are degrees of gray that help us to better understand where and when.
It's real and recognizable.
It is more than just black and white.
There are degrees of gray that help us to better understand where and when.
It's real and recognizable.
But...just having accurate perspective is not enough to truly live.
We should be seeking the brilliance of color in our lives and not just perspective.
What is color?
Happiness. Joy. Love.
Do you know when else we experience brilliant colors?
The rainbow after a storm.
Sometimes it's only after we pass through really hard times
that we can appreciate the brilliant colors of our life.
I'm just going to leave this right here.
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