When meaning loses its meaning - Part 3, with Nora Bateson & Dave Snowden

Abducted” by liminal ghosts: A Halloween special with Nora and Dave
*** A note for when you are watching…
Around 3 minutes into the conversation, there was sharing of clips we had to cut. To warm you up for the upcoming discussion, we have chosen a classic of science fiction. This is a Star Trek episode that reflects on metaphor, communication, stories, and connections, as our heroes encounter a species that communicate only through the medium of reference to their body of stories - in this language, everything becomes a metaphor.
You can watch the clips here -
1: Exploring the conflict (with a bit of technobabble to partially ignore, if you don’t have the rest of the episode)
• Video
2: Discussing abstraction in an alien language
• Video
3: Sharing stories 1 and 2
• The Beast At Tanagra
• Gilgamesh, A King, At ...
Conversations with Nora Bateson & Dave Snowden
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Thanks for sharing - a lot of food for thought. My top two takeaways for now...
big scale: There's no point in searching for a new grand narrative, because it has to emerge.
small scale: Personal experiences are trans-contextual. I'll be looking for ways to appreciate that.
Btw, in the description, the Star Trek links for 1. and 2. point to the same video, and both to the start (t=0s).