Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]of course this raises the issue of reliablity of eyewitnesses versus hard scientific data....Steve > Fascinating point, Neil. In fact, one of the MIT researchers noted that > perhaps we are heading for a time when, as was the case in the Middle Ages, > we will have to rely on people bearing witness to the truth of what we are > shown. ;-) > > B. D. > > > I don't see anything to fear in what BD and others have said about this. > Three hundred years ago, nobody would have accepted a painting as evidence > of what actually happened. The acceptance of recorded images, video or > still, as a literal record is a relatively recent thing. In another fifty > years or so, I doubt whether a video or a photograph will be accepted as > evidence it court as the means to produce doctored images indistinguishable > from the real thing will be within the reach of almost anyone. > > We'll have to go back to trusting people's reputations and integrity when we > form our view of the World. > > Neil - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html