Read an article about the new Roman villa dig in Chedworth and it got me thinking

The report said they found a mosaic floor that might show a local god, not a Roman one. That could mean the locals kept their own beliefs, or just that the artist was having a creative day. Which side do you lean towards?

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tara_jones9422d ago

My friend's dad runs a small print shop. A client insisted their logo's weird color was a deep statement, but he just had to use up some old magenta ink he got cheap.

angela_grant24d ago

Honestly, everyone's stuck on belief versus art. What if it was just cheaper? Maybe the local god was the only design the nearby workshop had the pattern for, or the homeowner got a discount for using local stuff. Practical choices get mistaken for deep meaning all the time.

annas8724d ago

Yeah, Angela's point about "practical choices get mistaken for deep meaning" is so true. I see it all the time, like when people assume my weird lunch is some new diet trend, but really I just grabbed whatever was left in the fridge. We always want the fancy story, not the boring, simple reason.