: In a very real sense, if a painting is made and NOBODY sees it, not even the
: artist, then you can't really say it's beautiful can you, since beauty is
: based on perception isn't it? It is neither beautiful nor ugly until
: someone looks at it and deems it either. Beauty is not innate.

But that's not what he asked you. He said "before anyone ELSE sees it" - a direct analogy to the 'get dressed up in your bedroom for yourself' discussion we were having before.

I really cannot ever remember anyone who saw the world in such black-and-white terms as you do. Either something fits YOUR worldview, or it doesn't exist. I've HEARD of people like you... but really, you're the only one I've ever met.