Thread: Which is more true? Which is preferable?

Originally Posted by Omnis Dei

Is it better to describe the most accurate version of what you believe or to say things you may not necessarily believe intending to lead people to a wider or more complete understanding?

Generally, if this is for a teacher to student, then I'd describe a good teacher as somebody who is able to manipulate information or procedures in ways it is easier to understand. This sounds obvious, but really, perfect accuracy becomes irrelevant if they cannot understand what you're saying, or if it is much harder than alternatives. It is preferable to teach truths more people can understand quicker, because it is then in fact more true, at their level of interpretation. That is how you lead up to the bigger lessons.

If you think it is preferable to present information that only makes good sense to yourself, then that is quite self-centered and you'd probably be bombarded with annoying questions, simply because the view you have presented is dry and narrow focused.

Originally Posted by really

Generally, if this is for a teacher to student, then I'd describe a good teacher as somebody who is able to manipulate information or procedures in ways it is easier to understand. This sounds obvious, but really, perfect accuracy becomes irrelevant if they cannot understand what you're saying, or if it is much harder than alternatives. It is preferable to teach truths more people can understand quicker, because it is then in fact more true, at their level of interpretation. That is how you lead up to the bigger lessons.

If you think it is preferable to present information that only makes good sense to yourself, then that is quite self-centered and you'd probably be bombarded with annoying questions, simply because the view you have presented is dry and narrow focused.

But this is why it's necessary to find the proper way to convey ideas other than explaining them as simplistically as possible because doing so creates the situation you just described, whereit would only make sense to yourself and you would fail to convey truth properly.

We must bridge the gap between our diverse mental structures in order to communicate properly, and that requires multiple forms of communication. Art is all about conveying concepts which cannot be described simply, such as emotions. The point of art is to make the audience feel something very particular, which they could not feel if the idea were conveyed differently. You cannot simply explain to an audience the dangers of centralized government and the mob mentality, you have to write a book like Animal Farm in order to show them.