{"id":1575,"date":"2007-02-23T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2007-02-23T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=1575"},"modified":"2018-12-30T12:06:39","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T20:06:39","slug":"solipsistic-nation-no-26-through-a-glass-darkly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/solipsistic-nation-no-26-through-a-glass-darkly\/","title":{"rendered":"solipsistic NATION No. 26: Through A Glass Darkly"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1 Corinthians 13:12<\/a> the Apostle Paul says \u201cNow we see through a glass darkly.\u201d The glass is a mirror which and to see through that mirror \u201cdarkly\u201d is to have an obscure or imperfect vision of reality.<\/p>\n

But what is reality?<\/p>\n

The Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English says that reality is \u201cthe state of things as they actually exist.\u201d But all we know of reality is perceived through our senses, which are imperfect. Further, the way we interpret what we perceive is a subjective experience. In a sense, there is no way to see reality but<\/i> through a mirror darkly.<\/p>\n

There are some who hold that since our sense are imperfect and since everything is a subjective experience the only thing we can truly know is ourselves. While reality is a consensual experience we are all of us living in a solipsistic nation.<\/p>\n

Music is another subjective experience and trip hop, with its noir<\/i>-ish lense, offers us yet another glimpse into a world seen through a glass darkly. Trip hop was a term coined by British dance magazine Mixmag<\/a>, to describe DJ Shadow<\/a>\u2018s hip hop instrumentals that changed-up the beat and mid-cuts, taking the listener on a dark musical journey.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy today\u2019s flight through the glass.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: Sy Parrysh<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n