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Originally Posted by SpM
To state that a text can be misinterpreted is to assume that there is a correct interpretation. But who decides what the correct interpretation is? What right has anyone to deny a genuinely held interpretation of a text simply because they consider it to be incorrect?
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I know. I agree. I like having the opportunity and freedom to 'misinterpret'.
But it also makes me a bit uncomfortable that to allow free 'interpretation' can have consequences we did not foresee. Does 'interpretation' have any limits, and if so where would we put them? I'm not coming down on any side over this, but it's a question worth thinking about in my opinion.