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Can you experience a forest? You can look at a map of a forest, but the map is not the territory. A detailed enough map would have to contain all of the detail
by djtriptych 9y ago
Can you experience a forest?
You can look at a map of a forest, but the map is not the territory. A detailed enough map would have to contain all of the detail of the forest and change as the forest does. It would have to be the forest itself.
You can visit the forest, but you are limited by your single viewpoint. You've only got two eyes and you're in one place all the time.
And yet, visiting a forest is a pleasant experience. Although most viewpoints are hidden from you, the one you have is beautiful.
- SketchySeaBeast 9y agoDoesn't stop me from wanting to go for a hike.
- hutzlibu 9y agoYes, I can experience a forest. With more than just my eyes. I also smell (the trees, the flowers, the mushrooms, the soil) and hear the birds and the insects and feel the ground under my (bare)feet and taste the raspberrys ... This is the forest. Doesn't matter if I can't feel all trees at once, I still experience 'the forest'. (oh and btw. visiting a forest can also be quite unpleasant, like when there is a storm and trees are falling around you and there is no safe shelter) So ... this was maybe a bit nitpicking, but I still wanted to say it ;)