Nor, in my experience, does mathematics (at least) not also cause one to marvel at the beauty and mystery in the universe, if that is your thing.
As Richard Feynman said, "What men are poets who can speak of Jupiter if he were like a man, but if he is an immense spinning sphere of methane and ammonia must be silent?"
"But over the centuries, there have been rare and strange people who possessed the skill of taking the upheavals of thought that emanate from The Big Shaggy and representing them in the form of story, music, myth, painting, liturgy, architecture, sculpture, landscape and speech. These men and women developed languages that help us understand these yearnings and also educate and mold them."
Oh! I totally know what he means! It's, like, that part in Harry Potter where Ginny is going out with someone else and he has this chest monster!
...sorry. Sorry! I couldn't resist!
taking a broader view of the world than the point in which your life happen to exist is a good thing.
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Date: 2010-06-08 11:04 pm (UTC)As Richard Feynman said, "What men are poets who can speak of Jupiter if he were like a man, but if he is an immense spinning sphere of methane and ammonia must be silent?"
"But over the centuries, there have been rare and strange people who possessed the skill of taking the upheavals of thought that emanate from The Big Shaggy and representing them in the form of story, music, myth, painting, liturgy, architecture, sculpture, landscape and speech. These men and women developed languages that help us understand these yearnings and also educate and mold them."
Oh! I totally know what he means! It's, like, that part in Harry Potter where Ginny is going out with someone else and he has this chest monster!
...sorry. Sorry! I couldn't resist!
taking a broader view of the world than the point in which your life happen to exist is a good thing.
THIS.
(Also, I kind of adore your post title.)