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I would call it the skilful outward expression of one's feelings (or emotions in general) and which evokes an emotional response in others. Yes, indeed. It's roughly the same as what I said, 'Art, at a minimum, is an expression of the human soul.' But, let me clarify, what evokes an emotional respo...

I would call it the skilful outward expression of one's feelings (or emotions in general) and which evokes an emotional response in others. Yes, indeed. It's roughly the same as what I said, 'Art, at a minimum, is an expression of the human soul.' But, let me clarify, what evokes an emotional respo...

I would call it the skilful outward expression of one's feelings (or emotions in general) and which evokes an emotional response in others. Yes, indeed. It's roughly the same as what I said, 'Art, at a minimum, is an expression of the human soul.' But, let me clarify, what evokes an emotional respo...

ThinkOfOne wrote: ↑Thu Oct 02, 2025 4:11 pm
So what is it that is being recognized with the label "art"?

Well, I already answered something, 'Art, at a minimum, is an expression of the human soul'.

popeye1945 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:14 pm

Janoah wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:03 am

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 1:55 am Please define 'music'.

Music is a genre of art. Art, at a minimum, is an expression of the human soul.

a means of experiencing the rapture of being alive

yes, indeed

ThinkOfOne wrote: ↑Sat Sep 20, 2025 9:07 pm to understand what does and does not constitute "art" in music?

I'm curious, in your opinion, what does and does not constitute "art" in music?
And by the way, why are you against musical farting, because "what is natural is not ugly"?

Janoah has not made it quite clear why electronic music does not deserve to be called music. Art, and music in particular, expresses the soul of the performer; that is its meaning. Electronic music cannot technically fully express the soul of the performer; it expresses only the illusion of art, a ...

ThinkOfOne wrote: ↑Sat Sep 20, 2025 1:50 am
Listen to the following from a quartet using only sax, violin, cello and percussion without electronic alteration of any kind.
https://meenna.bandcamp.com/album/sounds-of-assembly

I'd be interested in hearing what you think of it.

'much "farting" about nothing'..?

Sounds to me like some humans just want there to be a God who personally watches over them, People invent idols for themselves so that they have something to trust. And what, by the way, are you inclined to trust? In this world, the only one I trust is my mom. Everyone else, including God, has prov...

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Tue Sep 02, 2025 12:06 am Sounds to me like some humans just want there to be a God who personally watches over them,

People invent idols for themselves so that they have something to trust. And what, by the way, are you inclined to trust?

If there is a God, then I think God built the giant aquarium we live in and let's things run on their own. I proceed from that, the World is not created, but eternal. Without matter there is no time, therefore, to say “before the creation of matter” is absurd; there cannot be “before” without a tim...

I believe that the Law of Nature is one. Do you think that there are laws of nature that are independent of each other? A) I was NOT necessarily agreeing that "God IS the One law of Nature". I thought that was what we were discussing. From a philosophical point of view, God is the First C...

(continuing the topic "Judaism - from a philosophical point of view"). According to Aristotle, the "father of philosophy", philosophy is the science of the First Cause. On the other hand, according to Aristotle, God is the First Cause. Thus, philosophy is the science of God as t...

(continuing the topic "Judaism - from a philosophical point of view"). According to Aristotle, the "father of philosophy", philosophy is the science of the First Cause. On the other hand, according to Aristotle, God is the First Cause. Thus, philosophy is the science of God as t...

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Mon Aug 11, 2025 5:23 pm I therefore conclude that God is not benevolent to human beings.

Let's crucify Him for this!
How do you like this idea?