GribbleGrunger said:
But only 'important' because those that can see the colour have given it importance. I'm just interested in the idea of knowledge/contrast/relativity being the main factor at the bottom of many problems. That's not to say we should ignore those problems, it's just a phylisophical observation. Given a life without green or red, there would be no sense of 'loss' for those who could not see it. Some of the people in that video even expressed their apathy towards the revelation of colour prior to discovering they were 'missing out.' People are starving, dying or suffering throughout the world and yet for these people 'colour' is something to 'worry' about, but that worry is never put into perspective because this world requires the notion we have 'less than'. Having 'less than' is a greater motivation than 'having enough'. It's what drives capitalism and creates wars (both domestically and politically). These people were happy before they realised they had 'less' than others and these glasses cement that sense of 'less' by proving once and for other people possessed something they didn't. In this case colour. |
That's in response to your "Given a life without green or red, there would be no sense of loss for those who could not see it". :D You're right if the color has no purpose in our daily lives. Ignorance is sometimes bliss. Well, "less than" and "having enough" is really a part of nature. Nature is what drives everything. Just to feed yourself, another lifeform must die then be devoured. Most living creatures live like that and because of that we're all in a constant state of conflict with eachother. War is a natural part of nature. Governments just mirror nature.
