Thursday, April 24, 2014

Mismatched Meanings

"We can never be sure if our communication was successful; there is no certainty about what actually it was we shared." -Thomas Metzinger

Because all methods of communication include connotation and context specific to all individuals' own unique experiential history--and there is no way to strip away that collateral meaning--completely successful communication will inevitably be unattainable.

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