(urth) S&S vs. SF in BotNS

[António Pedro Marques]

Dave Lebling wrote (23-12-2011 16:19):
> As to the second point, Plato's Cave is an old and well-worn thing.
> Everything we see is "enhanced" so that the human brain can construct an
> image. This happens in the eyes first, and continues in the visual
> cortex. Does anyone on the list doubt the reality of telescopic images
> because they have been "enhanced"?

It all depends on degree. Like interpretation of Scripture, beyond a point, 
enhancement is just superimposing your paradigm on the data.

Lee's 'photo' idiom is quite clear - something which is as close to 
immediately understandable raw data as possible. In the case of subatomic 
particules, nothing close to raw data is immediately understandable, since 
they are more than order of magnitude away from us.