Sam Harris brought up an interesting thought experiment.
What exactly makes the Mona Lisa so precious and valuable?
If a perfect replica was to hang in its place, would it still have the same impact on its audience who were none the wiser?
Then it's obviously not the actual painting but the notion that it was painted by a renaissance genius?
Then, if I can extrapolate, can I suggest that you are now breathing some molecules of DaVinci's farts. How do you feel about it? Ecstatic yet? Why not?
What exactly makes the Mona Lisa so precious and valuable?
If a perfect replica was to hang in its place, would it still have the same impact on its audience who were none the wiser?
Then it's obviously not the actual painting but the notion that it was painted by a renaissance genius?
Then, if I can extrapolate, can I suggest that you are now breathing some molecules of DaVinci's farts. How do you feel about it? Ecstatic yet? Why not?
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.
Know God, Know fear.
