--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > So are Charles Shultz comic strips art? > > Yes. No. Maybe. > > It's exactly the same question as "Is Path X a > true spiritual path?" > > The answer depends entirely on who is answering > it, what they believe, and their basis for coming > to those beliefs. > > Some people only trust "authorities." In the > world of art, that might mean believing that only > the things that art "experts" or collectors think > are art are art. In the world of spirituality, > it might mean trusting only a certain scripture > or teacher or tradition of teachers. > > Others trust their feelings and their own intuition. > In the world of art, that might mean "I don't know > what art is, but I know what I like." In the world > of spirituality, it might mean "This path agrees > with me and seems to produce some good results, > so I consider it a viable spiritual path no matter > what anyone says." > > In art, as in spirituality, you are far more likely > to find dogma-bullies in the first group who declare > those in the second group "wrong" than vice-versa. :-) >
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