Art is "Me too"

[P3D William Carter <wc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My turn.

This has been a wonderfully motley and orotund debate over =91the meaning 
of art'. 
Of course, "Truth is beauty, and beauty truth. That is all we know...". 
 
Of special interest to me is the fact that the concept of "art" appeared 
suddenly among our ancient forepersons. All  without  cataclysm or other 
evolutionary  procuration. It started as, and still is, only an "IDEA". 
This "IDEA" is the "I am" in the equation of human sensibility.

If we don't share that IDEA, then...

I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the
edge, about to jump off. so I ran over and said "stop! don't do it!" 
"Why shouldn't I?" he said. I said, "Well, there's so much to live for!" 
He said, "Like what?" I said, "Well...are you religious or atheist?" He 
said, "Religious." I said, "Me too! Are you Christian or Buddhist?" He 
said, "Christian." I said, "Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant?" He 
said, "Protestant." I said, "Me too! Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?" 
He said, "Baptist!" I said, "Wow! Me too! Are you Baptist Church of God 
or Baptist Church of the Lord?" He said, "Baptist Church of God!" I 
said, "Me too! Are you original Baptist Church of God, or are you 
Reformed Baptist Church of God?" He said, "Reformed Baptist Church of 
God!" I said, "Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, 
reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 
1915?" He said, "Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1915!" I 
said, "Die, heretic scum", and pushed him off.
	     -- Emo Phillips

If we can't express this IDEA, then...

          I have neither the talent or wit to create.
          But, I can destroy.
          Therefore, I too exist.
              -- Anonymous
                (Found on a "honey pot" door, Mendecino, CA, 1966)

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