monique1971
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Ekserb said:Only if that artwork is shooting at you will you ever know the experience of combat.
I didn't mean to imply that a work of art could convey knowledge of combat; that would be nonsensical. Experiential knowledge of that sort can only be gained through, well, experience.
My meaning was that art can convey "something like" -- a representation, an imitation. A lie that can hint at the dimensions of the truth. It's like erotic art. Is looking a picture of you like experiencing sex with you? Of course not. Only if I have sex with you will I know what that's like. But looking at a picture gives me a sense of what that might be "like" in that it gives me a visual representation of your body.
I don't why I'm bothering to explain myself. You'll probably read this as a heated defense of Matt Damon.
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