tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post4426542325880081061..comments2024-03-28T13:23:50.623-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: Two beautiesAlexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-40606525010170382952020-09-08T02:30:07.097-05:002020-09-08T02:30:07.097-05:00Given how often one is disappointed by movie adapt...Given how often one is disappointed by movie adaptations of novels, I suggest the mental realization/visualization is as real as the second-rate actor's work.David Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12142997170025811780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-91832531185595610182020-09-08T00:38:38.013-05:002020-09-08T00:38:38.013-05:00I wonder if being possible is another level to thi...I wonder if being possible is another level to this. What about the beauty of a nonsense story, or a story about a quest to find the married bachelor who stole your drawing of a square circle can be beautiful? Or a child's story that almost makes sense but not quite? If this was all going to be neat and tidy, the order for beauty would be:<br /><br />1. Art that reflects the actual<br />2. Art that reflects the possible<br />3. Art that reflects the conceivable<br /><br />But stories that are conceivable and impossible seem especially beautiful in my opinion.Apologetics Squaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608668472968447122noreply@blogger.com