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When Gutenberg asked people what they thought of his printing press, they replied that it lacked the soul of a hand-copied book and they would never buy a book
by RecycledEle 3y ago
When Gutenberg asked people what they thought of his printing press, they replied that it lacked the soul of a hand-copied book and they would never buy a book printed on it.
Also relevant: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ& https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ&
- arp242 3y agoHave you seen old manuscripts? They weren't wrong. But "something vaguely similar to this"-type of argument is fallacious nonsense in the first place.
- RecycledEle 3y agoI apollogize in advance. I do not know what you are trying to say, so I am going to ask for clarification while answering as best I can. > Have you seen old manuscripts? I have seen pics of old manuscripts online. > They weren't wrong. Are you saying the old manuscripts were not wrong, or that the people who refused to use printed books were not wrong? > But "something vaguely similar to this"-type of argument Can you please clarify? Are you saying I made some sort of argument comparing printed books to hand-written manuscripts? > But "something vaguely similar to this"-type of argument is fallacious nonsense in the first place. Because I do not understand what that argument is, I can not know if it is correct or fallacious. I look forward to any clarification. I like learning that I was previously wrong.