Yes, I think that's the aesthetic pleasure in a church. The history & the care that's gone into it & the beauty of the building.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
This is nitpicking, but what I'm talking about is probably even better expressed in a badly-made building than a high-medieval masterpiece.
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Still in the realm of the aesthetic, I guess. It's just that I'm not talking abt excellence of execution so much as sincerity of intention.
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Yes, probably. I need a bit of majesty and age and beauty to get caught up in the atmosphere of a church.
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Seeing, say, a v. rudimentary religious site uncovered by recent archaeology, for me, is like being handed a child's drawing ...
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... it's basically rubbish, technically speaking, but I absolutely see how much you cared about it, and will therefore keep it on my fridge!
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Agreed, completely. It has the atmosphere, the wonder, the awe. But this is what I am calling an aesthetic rather than moral reaction.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
By the way, off-topic: is your BoI event from last weekend online? And if not, will it be?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Cool. Wanted to get there for that day, but was struck down with a Very Bad Cold.
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It would have been great to meet you!
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Indeed! Next year, I hope. Unless you speak anywhere else in meantime. (Happy 2 LEND you my copy of "Not Saussure" - should finish by then!)
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