None of the men actually experienced these things; they just thought they had.
a elephants toenail... why you asking
In John Godfrey Saxe's "The Blind Men and the Elephant," each man touches a different part of the elephant (such as the trunk, tusk, or tail) and forms a limited understanding of the animal based on their individual experience. The poem serves as a metaphor for how different perspectives can lead to incomplete truths.
Don't discuss something you've never fully "seen"
Not familiar with that. Not sure that elephants were mentioned in the New Testament.
No, elephants are not color blind
In John Godfrey Saxe's poem "The Blind Men and the Elephant," each blind man touches a different part of the elephant and comes away with a distinct, limited understanding of what the elephant is. Their experiences lead to conflicting interpretations, as one man feels the trunk and claims the elephant is like a snake, while another, touching the leg, insists it resembles a tree. This allegory highlights the subjective nature of perception and the importance of considering multiple perspectives to grasp a fuller truth. Ultimately, the poem illustrates how individual experiences can lead to misunderstanding when viewed in isolation.
No they can't see very well at all. They have very long eyelashes to prevent dust from getting in it's eyes to protect from getting blind. They have very good sence of smell so they use their trunk as their eyes.
"The blind man and the elephant is a metaphor that shows how
It's a poem called "The Blind Men and the Elephant". It starts out "It was six men of Industan to learning much inclined/who went to see the elephant though each of them was blind." It's by John Godfrey Saxe. See attached link. Many versions exist of it in prose forms.
So oft in theologic wars,The disputants, I ween,Rail on in utter ignoranceOf what each other mean,And prate about an ElephantNot one of them has seen!More often than not people will talk and dispute subjects about which they have absolutely no knowledge.
They each touched only a part of the elephant.
Each man has the wrong idea about the elephant as they are blind and feel the different parts of the elephant's body.