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Derailing, it irks me to see plant growth described as "more organic" than animal growth.
by saalweachter 7y ago
Derailing, it irks me to see plant growth described as "more organic" than animal growth.
- phorkyas82 7y agoSimilarly I always feel little stitches from rhetoric use of the perceived degree of organicity a thing possesses in contrast to another. It's such a vague metaphor. I guess what usually counts as more organic is: - stuff that decomposes, is not ignored by destruents and stinks - stuff that is complex and semi-random, no central, overall plan So maybe it's the last point. For an animal you need a thorough layout, like for a cathedral (but, well there are also Gaudí's which aimed to be more "organic" - all these metaphors are so messy, maybe natural language is too organic)