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0134 Artistic concordism is doing the same thing that Ross’s “moderate concordism” is doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is generating a variation of the empirio-schematic judgment, by proposing a semiotic disciplinary language (relation,<\/em>thirdness) that brings Peirce’s typology of natural signs (what ought to be,<\/em> secondness) into relation with correspondences between Scriptural text and the relevant science (what is,<\/em> firstness).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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0135 In chapter 12, Ross debunks the idea that the scholars of the ancient Near East<\/em> believed that the firmament of the heavens<\/em> is a solid dome.  Instead of debunking the idea, he could have applied artistic concordism as an empirio-schematic.  A number of modern theologians say that the Scriptural view of the heavens as a dome is scientifically incorrect.  Why?  A solid dome is not the sky.  Or, I meant to say, the sky is not a solid dome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0136 Ah, but let me reflect upon the correspondence between the solid dome of the heaven<\/em>s and<\/em> the sky<\/em> as a phenomenon<\/em>.  Applying the typology of natural signs, I would say that the solid dome<\/em> (SV) stands for the sky from the point of view of someone located on the surface of the Earth<\/em> (SO) on the basis of imagery.  In short, the dome of the heavens<\/em> is an icon of the sky<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Am I missing something?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about the sign-interpretant (SI)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0136 Aha!  A scientist might think, “What truncated material and efficient causes would contribute to the sign-interpretant (SI) of this sign-relation?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast, a semiotician thinks, “How would Aristotle’s four causes contribute to my appreciation of the sign-interpretant (SI) of this icon?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0137 In chapter 13, Ross discusses the use of monumental architecture by ancient civilizations (and proto-civilizations).  He uses Stonehenge on England’s Salisbury Plain as an example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This example is interesting because Stonehenge, as well as other “circle-stone observatories”, are built between 4,900 and 1,800 years before Christ.  If I place a time-marker for the potentiation of civilization in the ancient Near East<\/em> at 7,800 years ago, then these stone circles start going up around 900 years after this marker, which I call “U0′” or “uh-oh prime”.  Now, I wonder whether – whatever potentiates civilization in the ancient Near East<\/em> – makes it from the Near East to the folk who are destined to build the stone circles<\/em> in those 900 years.  That is 45 generations, reckoning twenty years per generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0138 I know what you’re thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why “uh-oh prime”?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is short for “Ubaid Zero Prime”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current year is nominally 7825 U0′.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0139 Now, back to artistic concordism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a picture of the exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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0140 The observed phenomenon is the correspondence between the layout of stone circles, such as Stonehenge, and naked eye observations of the motions of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars<\/em>.  That corresponds to what is<\/em>.  The sign-typology is index.  These stone circles point to where the celestial beings will<\/em>… um… be,<\/em> at certain times of the year.  Index <\/em>corresponds to what ought to be<\/em>.  Consequently, I may stay that ancient stone circles of western Europe<\/em> (SV) stand for locations of celestial beings<\/em> (SO) on the basis of indexality<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0141 Once again, I do not know what the sign-interpretant (SI) is.  The sign-interpretant remains to be explained.  Also, I do not imagine that truncated material and efficient causes will produce a complete explanation.  Mechanical and mathematical models may contribute to a complete explanation, but they will never be sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And maybe, that too, is a sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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