Pensieve (was Re: James the Berk?)

[aggiepaddy]

No: HPFGUIDX 106087

Aggie:
> <<<I believe that the pensieve allows the person to 'see' the scene 
>in an objective light.  Somehow, don't ask how we are talking magic 
> here, it manages to detach the emotional aspect of the memory and 
> just shows the facts, like a video recording. <<<


Nocturnus: 
> That in the assumption that objective thinking do exist. I had the 
>feeling that JK ROWLING has a major flaw in her epistemic point of 
>view. There is no possibility of an objective, or neutral, 
>knowledge. An aseptic approach to the world is virtually impossible 
>for human beings. (I'm following, Berger & Luckmann, Maturana & 
>Varela)
 

 Aggie:
Thanks for de-lurking!  I realise that human interpretaion on a scene 
is always going to be subjective I was saying that this is the role 
of the pensieve. That it shows you the memory as if the scene had 
been videoed, no emotional perspective at all.  I do not know how it 
does it but that's my view on the pensieve, otherwise it wouldn't be 
of much use!!

I hope I interpreted what you were trying to say correctly!!