I've not fully fleshed this out, but reading this I think my natural response was one of slight disagreement.
>All you interact with is the text, so logically, if the two texts are the same then their effects on you are the same.
I'd claim this premise is patently untrue: the same text read in different contexts or after different experiences (even by the same person) will elicit different thoughts and feelings.
There are a few other half-thoughts I had, but my main objection is to call out that original thought is much rarer than I believe your post presu... (read more)
I've not fully fleshed this out, but reading this I think my natural response was one of slight disagreement.
>All you interact with is the text, so logically, if the two texts are the same then their effects on you are the same.
I'd claim this premise is patently untrue: the same text read in different contexts or after different experiences (even by the same person) will elicit different thoughts and feelings.
There are a few other half-thoughts I had, but my main objection is to call out that original thought is much rarer than I believe your post presu... (read more)