Ian—if minds don’t create their own distinct internal maps, but simply ‘latch on’ to what’s actually there, then how do explain the fact that maps can be wrong? In fact, how do you explain any two people holding two opposed beliefs?
Sensory perception isn’t like a photograph—low-resolution but essentially representative. It’s like an idiot describing a photograph to someone who’s been blind all their life. This is why we get our maps wrong, and that is why it’s useful to think in terms of map and territory—so that we can try and draw better ones.
Ian—if minds don’t create their own distinct internal maps, but simply ‘latch on’ to what’s actually there, then how do explain the fact that maps can be wrong? In fact, how do you explain any two people holding two opposed beliefs?
Sensory perception isn’t like a photograph—low-resolution but essentially representative. It’s like an idiot describing a photograph to someone who’s been blind all their life. This is why we get our maps wrong, and that is why it’s useful to think in terms of map and territory—so that we can try and draw better ones.