[Ralath]

Then I'd go with whichever cause seemed more worthy of appreciation.

Aha. You would say the better one is "more worthy of appreciation." That's a vague term if I ever heard one. How do you measure which is more worthy of appreciation? I would say you would have to measure it subjectively. I think that's a definition of art--subjectively measuring the worth of appreciation.

And documents aren't art. They're simple statements of facts. You can't ask - Which facts are truer?

I would definitely say the Declaration of Independence is art. It's not just a simple statement of fact. It's pretty subjective in itself. Other documents might be a little drier and might lay down law, but... law might be an art form as well.

But that's not really relevant.


On a different tact, I would say visual art is just an amalgamation of facts, viewed subjectively.