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Originally Posted by Xurtio
Do you think meaning is intrinsic or is it assigned arbitrarily by humans?
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It's both. When somebody creates a new symbol, they assign the meaning to it and that meaning becomes intrinsic and can never be changed. It's like language.
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Originally Posted by Frownland
Have you seen Eraserhead or The Color of Pomegranites? Several different meanings can be derived from those.
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I'm unfamiliar with both of these, but if the creator of each of those purposefully included multiple interpretations, than both interpretations are correct. If the author meant only one iterpretation, than that is the only correct one.
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