Forum Archive Index - April 2003

[Robin Benson <rob@hammerheadmedia.co.uk>]

Hi Allan

On Sunday, Apr 13, 2003, at 08:08 Europe/London, in response to Gooner, 
Allan Potts wrote:

> Lastly, your news is not only inacurate, but out of date.  It was 
> first thought that an American tank shot a Tank shell at Al Jazerra 
> and killed and injured some of their people.  Upon investigation, and 
> after inspection it was found that not only would a tank shell not 
> have inflicted the damage that was done, but that the tank cannon 
> would have had to shoot around a corner.

Yet again, I'm reminded of the saying "never believe any of what you 
hear and only half of what you see". One interpretation of this would 
suggest that even a good portion of what one actually sees in person 
may still be clouded by one's own knowledge and assumptions. It's a 
paradox really, because knowledge, assumptions, and experience are 
major factors in interpreting anything. Now, what you hear is driven by 
people talking, that is as a result of motivation, whatever what that 
motivation, or agenda, may be. Seeing is relatively passive in 
comparison. Consider then media in this context: what is the reason for 
it to exist, and what is the agenda. Notice that the saying above 
doesn't preclude what one hears or sees being correct, but just that it 
can't be believed, or in other words, taken as intrinsically true.

So, what would be interesting would be for the sources of the statement 
above to be disclosed, allowing a limited assessment of the statements 
based on one's opinion of the sources concerned.

> This is not just BS.

With respect Allan, how do you know?

Kind regards

Robin


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