Naming nature

[FloresDeLaPrimavera]

Hmm, who knew tigers like carrots? (hehe)

[zencat]

My favorite aspect of the thing called 'carrot' is the thing called 'tasty orange mush in the mouth', but my favorite aspect of the thing called 'tiger' is definitely not the thing called 'pitiful caged creature'.

[missu4u]

love the intro, and your video is very interesting too! Missu/One

[markangeloc]

I agree completely, words where created to separate us from the one, to divide us from the source. By labeling things we take away the essence of that which we are naming. Words took away our ability to communicate through our knowing and telepathic abilities as well as with geometric shapes and symbols. Words slow us down and take away from reality.

[FractalInfinities]

1) Great video, and I fully concur, but I also wonder if language is to tame the mind of the user in addition to isolating the object of observation? I wonder because it is redundant to say the word carrot in your mind if you have the form of carrot in your mind's eye as you say it. I think this is perhaps the source of the subservience to language that you are indeed referring to. I further wonder if we used visually representative symbols instead of words, would we have this problem at all?

[FractalInfinities]

2) If we used symbols for words, ideas or objects, would each persons definition for a given word be different? Would it make communication easier or harder in terms of accurately relaying one's ideas to another? By potentially removing the redundancy of speaking words in the mind that you already understand without words, would the use of symbols rather than words lead to more efficient uptake and analysis of information by the brain? Would it lead to telepathy? lol, who knows... Great Topic!!

[PurpleHazeGoofyGrape]

haha cool vid! Awesome-interesting!!

[CentenialWrinkle]

i love carrots when they're cooked. as for raw, i could take them or leave them. that's what i say.

[BimborgBroadcast]

Nice video! But you don´t need to use "babepictures" in the middle to have viewers.

In Danish a carrot is "gulerod"

[zezt]

Carrot:

engish to Arabic: جزر نبات

english to Filopino: Karot

english to Hindi: गाजर

english to Latvian: burkāni

GREAT video! I actually laughed and applauded when you presented your carrot to camera.

Have you read The Spell of the Sensuous, David Abram?

[zezt]

cont))when you feel a carrot, or burkani etc it is feeling you back....also

[simonboyd123]

thanks

[CousinoMacul]

That carrot is also the dead remains of a once living organism.

I must object to your characterization of all the molecules, etc. in the carrot as being "what it really is". The singular description is no less real than a description of it as an agglomeration of elements or for that matter, a description as a fraction of a greater whole. All are just descriptions.

Great intro! But the teaser center shot could have been more seamless. 5 stars!

[2bsirius]

Yes, the prison house of language. But what choice do we really have? We can't all go back to being feral creatures, can we? This sounds a lot like the ideas of Daniel Quinn. I like some of Quinn's writing, but I can't help seeing lots of problems with his philosophy too. Great effects, great ideas. and great on screen presence...Definitely 5*s!

[simonboyd123]

I dont know the guy, they are actually my ideas but Ill look up this guy

[DMB31122008]

do you give lectures?? or is this just a yt thing?/ great vid,...5 *

door way to your imagination!!! like that comment

[CentenialWrinkle]

early man wouldn't recognize that as a carrot without dirt, roots, and greens attached. Your guest cleans up nice.

[simonboyd123]

thanks

[comickitty]

You're intros are getting more and more fantastic. Ready for Hollywood for sure in my opinion.

[simonboyd123]

thanks