The difference between the two terms seems to be baffling at first, but upon further research and examination of the lexical definitions and various articles in which the terms are used I believe I have a decent differentiating characteristic.
To experience something is to accumulate knowledge or skills by directly participating in events or activities. When you experience a concert or a piece of artwork you have developed skills in order to perhaps discuss the nature of the artist. When you experience an apple you understand the dimensions of the apple you are viewing or have previously viewed you understand the colors, the tastes, etc. When you conceptualize something you invent it. To conceptualize an artwork means to create it. The viewer of artwork is the "experiencer" and the creator of the artwork is the conceptualizer. When you conceptualize an apple you create its colors, tastes and dimensions. So the difference is found in the position of the person discussing whether or not he/she experiences or conceptualizes. The question is whether you view or create.
My question is can you conceptualize an experience, or can experiences only be experiences to an individual?
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