Karpel Tunnel wrote:Peter Kropotkin wrote:in this matter, I stand wholly with Iambiguous…
Kropotkin
Actually I asked Iambiguous to answer a question using the criteria he asks of us. I really don't know how you could possibly have missed that after years of each of you participating in the same forum AND you are coming to his defense. He often chastizes people for being abstract, for not being concrete, for not 'bringing things down to earth'. I am now asking for him to explain this fragmentedness and fracturedness he experiences in the concrete. How does this arise in his day.
Apart from the fairness of this - since he is hypercritical of precisely the kind of language he is using here - it is also a genuine question on my part. What is he talking about?
Nothing you wrote here has anything to do with the request I made in the OP, nor does it show any understanding of Iambiguous's OWN criteria for clear communication.
K: as you have made several post, I shall answer in one... in the post you referenced,
I did in fact answer your question and, and spoke clearly about the answer
IAM wrote....
To IAM, the language he uses is his language and his understanding of his
experiences...he has explained it as best he can with that language
and his understanding...he has answered your question, but with
a language and understanding that you don't understand...
an example of this can be taken from my life in two parts....
I am hearing impaired.. I was born with a severe hearing loss...
so, I say to you, I am hearing impaired... now you might think
that you know what it means, but trust me, you don't...
for me, it is clear and understandable because I have lived it
all my life.. I cannot reduce it down anymore for it to make sense
to you.....to a hearing person, life has certain basic fundamental
experiences, but to a hearing impaired person, I don't have those
basic fundamental experiences and thus, I cannot know what you mean,
no matter how you describe it...and no matter what language you use...
I simply don't have the knowledge or experience to know what you are talking
about and you cannot know what I am talking about in regards to my hearing loss...
that experience of a hearing loss cannot, cannot be reduced to some basic
level of understanding that can be communicated to others.. it must
be experienced to be understood...
IAM has a certain understanding of the world based upon his
knowledge, experiences, both practical and theoretical....
he has explained it as best he can with the language and experiences
he has.....if you don't understand, that isn't his fault.. you don't
have his language or experiences to understand his issues..
just as you don't have the language or experiences to understand
what it means to be hearing impaired....you cannot possible know.....
we human have certain experiences that allow us to be able
understand each other.... we, each of us, have needs that everyone
has and we can understand each other based on everyone having those
needs....but what if we don't have certain common experiences....
how does one explain to another that doesn't have the same experiences?
for example, a soldier can try to explain to me, a firefight he
had in Iraq with the Taliban soldiers... I have no experiences
with guns or being in a gun battle... no matter what words he
uses, no matter how basic he gets, how down to earth he gets,
I will never grasp what he is talking about because I cannot
ever experience that....
experiences and knowledge are, personal... they are unique to each of
us.. sometimes we can explain those experiences and knowledge
because they are experiences and knowledge available to everyone...
being hungry, wanting love, having dreams, needing safety/security....
everyone on planet earth has these needs and these experiences...
I can explain that to anyone and they will get it....
but how do I explain my hearing loss and have them understand it?
To IAM, what he is saying is quite clear and obvious, to us, it isn't
because we don't have his experiences or knowledge or his language....
he has brought it down to earth as best he can given his
experiences and knowledge...… sometimes, sometimes
we just don't have the language, experience or knowledge
to know what others are talking about.....
Kropotkin
PK IS EVIL.....