Ok, sit tight. Here's something totally out of left field:

 

If by interpretation we say that we can represent the same idea/thing in many different ways (that's what interpretation is) then it's impossible to say that the thing is only one interpretation. Right? But we do, all the time - we restrict ourselves to one interpretation(out of many possibilities) and label that chosen interpretation as truly reflecting the thing. Basically we call such a chosen interpretation a fact or a truth. We do this because we need to simplify the complexity which is that a thing, by default, has many interpretations.

 

So when we talk about things or compare things to each other, we're talking about a very specific interpretations of each of those things. We've basically chosen that interpretation to represent that thing in everyday life. 

 

And when we think, reason and refer to these things, we think in terms of a specific, chosen interpretation to represent each of the things we're referring to. 

 

This is normal. Humans have always done this. They(the ancients Greeks for example) interpreted the idea of the day turning to night(an idea or thing) as Apollo pulling his chariot across the sky - that was the chosen specific interpretation they chose. There were many other interpretations that they could have used but decided not to. We, many years later have decided to use another. We've chosen another interpretation to represent this truth - as far as we are concerned.

 

The point I'm making and the crux of the whole conversation here, is that nothing can really be exactly what you think it is, or specifically true because we've chosen only a specific interpretation to represent that truth.

 

All logic and reason about the world is all based on one interpretation of everything. 

 

Isn't that amazing? 

 

We will never understand, discover or invent a new interpretation of anything if we restrict ourself to one interpretation of anything!

 

So do we know really know all there is to know about the say 'rock' or 'dish' or 'earth' if we ignore exploring all the possible interpretations, which we know exist - by virtue of the fact we chose only one.

 

Isn't that just so cool?