Herr Woland@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoExplain this too, atheistslemmy.worldimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1331arrow-down124cross-posted to: worldpolitics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1307arrow-down1imageExplain this too, atheistslemmy.worldHerr Woland@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square61fedilinkcross-posted to: worldpolitics@lemmy.world
minus-squaresauerkraus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoArt and humour are inevitable consequences of sentient animals having the capability to create them. I think of it like squares and rectangles. Everything created by humans is natural, but only a fraction of natural things are created by humans. There is a natural progression from some particles colliding at the beginning of the universe all the way to low effort memes being posted on Lemmy.
minus-squareVikingHippie@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYou’re operating with a RIDICULOUSLY overbroad definition of “natural” that includes pretty much everything artificial 🤦
minus-squaresauerkraus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoIs it not natural for humans to create artificial tools?
minus-squareVikingHippie@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe action may come naturally, but the tools are by definition man-made and thus artificial.
minus-squaresauerkraus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoYes. Man-made and artificial things are natural.
minus-squareVikingHippie@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoI can’t tell if you’re a troll or you genuinely don’t know how language works, what words mean 🤦
minus-squaresauerkraus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMy bad. I didn’t know philosophy was unwelcome here.
Art and humour are inevitable consequences of sentient animals having the capability to create them.
I think of it like squares and rectangles. Everything created by humans is natural, but only a fraction of natural things are created by humans.
There is a natural progression from some particles colliding at the beginning of the universe all the way to low effort memes being posted on Lemmy.
You’re operating with a RIDICULOUSLY overbroad definition of “natural” that includes pretty much everything artificial 🤦
Is it not natural for humans to create artificial tools?
The action may come naturally, but the tools are by definition man-made and thus artificial.
Yes. Man-made and artificial things are natural.
I can’t tell if you’re a troll or you genuinely don’t know how language works, what words mean 🤦
My bad. I didn’t know philosophy was unwelcome here.