GoN2GraceLand opened this issue on Sep 16, 2004 ยท 64 posts
lmckenzie posted Fri, 24 September 2004 at 12:52 AM
"...doesn't evoke an intention to use it for either artistry or science...." Quite true. The key work here is "evoke," something my scientific background in behavioral psychology gives me some familiarity with. There was no statement of intended use, legitimate or otherwise. Look up 'evoke' 1. arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke -- (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy") 2. provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up -- (call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple") 3. educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out -- (deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant") 4. raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth -- (evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain") 5. suggest, evoke, paint a picture -- (call to mind or evoke) I don't begrudge anyone their reaction though mine may be different, but as you say, those reactions are based on our own feelings, experiences and predispositions, not fact. Sometimes circumstances are such that we have to act on incomplete evidence and gut reactions. If you look out the window and see your child talking to a stranger in a car, you can't afford to assume it's an innocent request for directions and go back to your soap. I simply don't think that someone asking a question about a 3D figure on a website rises to a level that requires such such a response.
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