Creepy that he doesn't have a willing model, but has to put it on his own face. I wouldn't call it art, more a strange choice of makeup. I bet he wore one of those to a bar, in order to be the centre of attention.
This is from an early attempt to involve girls in science. It's part of the Barbie Brain surgery office playset. Barbie could practise giving lobotomies on her friends, Skipper and Ken.
Ah, the gauntlet has been thrown down. But why, I ask, should the onus be on vonskippy to prove that the picture is not real? That's like asking him to prove that the scratches on that guy's car weren't made by Bigfoot.
In this day and age, it would seem that the onus should be on the photographer to demonstrate the validity of his/her photograph, especially in such unique circumstances as this.
Or is this indeed a unique circumstance? Does this perhaps happen all the time, and he was the fortunate one who actually got the shot?
To quote Plato, "Science is nothing but perception."
Perception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of the environment by organizing and interpreting sensory information. (Pomerantz, James R. (2003): "Perception: Overview". In: Lynn Nadel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, Vol. 3, London: Nature Publishing Group, pp. 527–537)
Now, if we perceive a picture, whether shopped or not, does it become real due to our collective perception?
You're right, Crispin. That Chewbacca outfit was super-hot. I'm sure there are a multitude of Chewbacca girl wannabes who, instead of devoting their thoughts to noble causes like mathematics and science, are right now vomiting in their bathrooms over this.
Ashley, I don't need to educate myself. I've had vets who can simply soothe a nervous cat with very little effort, and without having to resort to what I consider extreme measures. I'm not saying that it's crazy animal abuse - I just wouldn't subject any cat of mine to a vet who practised this method. As I said before, it's unnecessary.
houndogg referred to picking up the cat, so I addressed the fact that it would be a really bad idea to pick up an adult cat by the neck.
There's a Freudian slip in there.
In this day and age, it would seem that the onus should be on the photographer to demonstrate the validity of his/her photograph, especially in such unique circumstances as this.
Or is this indeed a unique circumstance? Does this perhaps happen all the time, and he was the fortunate one who actually got the shot?
To quote Plato, "Science is nothing but perception."
Perception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of the environment by organizing and interpreting sensory information. (Pomerantz, James R. (2003): "Perception: Overview". In: Lynn Nadel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, Vol. 3, London: Nature Publishing Group, pp. 527–537)
Now, if we perceive a picture, whether shopped or not, does it become real due to our collective perception?
Ryan's had a bit of a relapse, guys. Just don't feed him, and he'll quiet down again.
Damn you, patriarchal society! Damn you!
houndogg referred to picking up the cat, so I addressed the fact that it would be a really bad idea to pick up an adult cat by the neck.