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> The best and most interesting output of the human mind since > 1790 were not in the arts but in the hard sciences, outside > of the realm of copyright. This
by thisishugo 12y ago
> The best and most interesting output of the human mind since
> 1790 were not in the arts but in the hard sciences, outside
> of the realm of copyright.
This is the most utterly ridiculous claim I have heard in a long time, not least because what constitutes "the best works" of art is entirely subjective.
- bambax 12y agoIt can't be both subjective and ridiculous. If it's subjective then I'm right for the reason that I'm judge and jury. If it's not then I can be wrong, but you have to make an argument for it, based on some objective criteria.
- thisishugo 12y agoAn opinion isn't right or wrong, it just is, no matter how strongly you assert it. And it certainly is open to ridicule: would you take seriously someone claiming, with absolute sincerity, to be the sovereign ruler of the Gumdrop Kingdom?