I got tired of the back and forth and my response would be repeating myself.
I also think the last point he makes is a good refutation of his position and a good place to leave the conversation. Paintings depict things in a way that is comprehensible even to babies who have no linguistic or other knowledge. Many depict humans so would obviously tell aliens quite a bit about humans. And nature is much more vast than all the paintings ever made.
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I got tired of the back and forth and my response would be repeating myself.
I also think the last point he makes is a good refutation of his position and a good place to leave the conversation. Paintings depict things in a way that is comprehensible even to babies who have no linguistic or other knowledge. Many depict humans so would obviously tell aliens quite a bit about humans. And nature is much more vast than all the paintings ever made.