From Crtrdge003 Sent Mon, Jun 28th 1999, 20:47
From Crtrdge003 Sent Mon, Jun 28th 1999, 20:47
This entire sarcastic speal is completely unjustified. Let me explain it to you in black and white oh not-getting-it one. Communication does not necessaraly have to be the transfer of language/ words. When you hear a word it produces an idea in your head... you hear the word "Tree" and if you speak enlglish.. you understand.. you get a mental picture of a tree in your head.. when you hear the sound tree your brain remembers it, the file name is the sound "tree" and the data located there is an idea.. However, words can easily be interpreted differently by different people. The data or "idea" located at that file name "the sound" can be different for each person based on their life experiences with said idea. Therefore language is a flawed form of communication, since different people can have different impressions of words, the very same sentance can have different meanings to different people. What if that man drowning didn't speak any language known to you? How would he commicate to you he needed help? The only way you would know he was in distress would be the tone of his voice? Hence inflection/tone of voice can be seen to be a higher form of communication than language.. afterall.. if he made really distressing sounds.. you'd know he was in some form of trouble, no matter what language you were spoke. Same with music,.. music.. sound alone.. can say an endless amount more than words ever could. Music is by far a more pure form of language than spoken word could ever hope to be. Does that mean when you're drowning you should start whistling the Pop Eye the Sailor Man? Yes oh intelligent ass-ed one. > i find verbal communication easier to understand, personally. > > <overheard near a pool> > > "look at this guy, he seems to be drowning!!!" > > "no way, if he were, he'd be crying for help rather than humming the > gilligan tune, don't you think? stop being so silly." > > "well, you gotta admit i guess he has to be pretty skilled for doing so > even after 5 minutes underwater." > > "i don't understand you, paul." > > "la la la la la mmmmmmm mmm la la la la" > > "ohh, that, hrm, yeah, i bet he does, eh." >