Philosophy question: Which is MORE beautiful?

**no1_vern** · January 18th, 2007, 06:01 AM

Something that is made by man(EX:"Mona Lisa, "Michelangelo's David"), or made by nature(EX:"the wave", "Hopetoun Falls")?

**Epidemic** · January 18th, 2007, 08:37 AM

the girl that got kicked off the beauty and the geek last night was prettier. So I vote nature!

**Creatures** · January 18th, 2007, 08:44 AM

art is just a way to copy nature, even abstract art. it's because we're part of nature.

btw mona lisa herself is nature too^^

anyway i vote nature too (but i have to add, not created but evolved ;p because i can imagine a much much nicer place to live than on this earth^^)

Creatures

**Epidemic** · January 18th, 2007, 08:55 AM

lets get down to brass tacks.

My perception is what causes beauty.

**surreal** · January 18th, 2007, 09:24 AM

Why is this in the political forum? This division thing is lame.

Oh, are you guys going to fight over the answer? Perhaps that man can never create the beauty that God creates, right?

**Epidemic** · January 18th, 2007, 09:39 AM

No it is not lame.

No god did not make beauty

there is no god (I think)

George Bush is the greatest leader in history!!!

**Creatures** · January 18th, 2007, 09:55 AM

wtf epidemic?

anyway i just have to reconsider my answer, most "nature" i've seen is from pictures, movies etc. this is only a copy of nature but i love the pictures, and i can remember for example, a picture of the eiffeltower was MUCH much more impressive than standing directly undermeath it, same with the mountains of switzerland etc. a picture can be much more than the reality itself because the art component is VERY important

Creatures

**Pexster** · January 18th, 2007, 10:04 AM

I vote "lame."

**Epidemic** · January 18th, 2007, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by Creatures

wtf epidemic?

Creatures

well surreal thought it was not a devicive enough topic so I helped

The debate forum is ok I guess but I still kinda rather one big forum.

**GiPilot12** · January 18th, 2007, 10:43 AM

Very tough question. If you are a Platonic, then you would argue that man made art is as beautiful as natural "art". This is because in the intelligible world everything is absolutly "perfect" in EVERY way.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so as the beholder I believe that human art has more depth to it, more room for inturpretation...so from a humanistic point of view, it is more beautiful.

But on a purly juxtoposition comparison, I find that natural beauty is more "beautiful"

P.S. I don't really know why I am writing this, I guess I am just bored

**tony_j15** · January 18th, 2007, 12:32 PM

no poll?

both. art is made of nature and is nature. Its merely nature sculpted to weed out the undesirables, which often leaves me with the feeling its too polished and "fake". OTOH, art is a wonderful way to see a sliver of someone's mind, and that can be utterly amazing.