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To: Hank Kerchief
Most of what you describe is correctly called imagination, a very important part of human consciousness, but it is not, in a technical sense "thinking." I personally do not care if you want to call it thinking, but the rational process is only possible using language, and until you have identified those events and entities you describe as "... forms, volumes and voids..." by means of concrete words representing the concepts for what those, "forms, volumes and voids," actually mean, they remain nothing more than images and musings in your imagination, and while interesting to you, are useless to you or anyone else.

Well people pay quite a bit of money for these musings that are not translated into words, but are rather translated into 3D models and 2D drawings. So evidently it is not "words" which define the thinking, much less make them useful.

97 posted on 05/23/2003 7:49:03 PM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne
Well people pay quite a bit of money for these musings that are not translated into words, but are rather translated into 3D models and 2D drawings. So evidently it is not "words" which define the thinking, much less make them useful.

People pay a lot of money to Chiropracters too, because they believe they are "useful." If you could not explain in simple language how your designs were going to benefit me, you would not get one penny from me (just as no chiropracter does). But, P.T. Barnum was right, there is a sucker born every minute. Some con artists actually believe they are performing a useful service.

I am not accusing you of anything. I am certain you intend to provide designs that are of real value to your clients. My point is only that what someone is willing to pay for is proof of nothing.

Hank

107 posted on 05/23/2003 8:20:23 PM PDT by Hank Kerchief
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