Herr Woland@lemmy.world to Memes · 1 year agoExplain this too, atheistslemmy.worldimagemessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1942arrow-down166
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minus-squaresauerkraus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·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.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYou’re operating with a RIDICULOUSLY overbroad definition of “natural” that includes pretty much everything artificial 🤦
minus-squaresauerkraus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoIs it not natural for humans to create artificial tools?
minus-squareVikingHippie@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe action may come naturally, but the tools are by definition man-made and thus artificial.
minus-squaresauerkraus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoYes. Man-made and artificial things are natural.
minus-squareVikingHippie@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-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.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-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.