How do we come to accept a drawing of something as the thing itself?
As the professor asked this question, I saw many blank among my peers. I believe everyone was a bit stunned by the context of this question. For as long as I can remember, a ♥ meant "love". But why? And why do we call it a heart? A heart looks more like a shape of a fist.
Culture associations become habit. From a young age, we are given images and our parents or significant others in our lives help us to learn what these mean. For Christians, a cross signifies Christianity, Jesus Christ, and Redemption. Someone mathmatically inclined might first see an addition symbol. Either way, it is because of what we have been taught and observed from youth.
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