Symmetry.
It is so fascinating because it creates the illusion of predictability,
because at some level we confuse similarity in space with continuity in time…
Category: Poetry
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Discernible differences
The spaces in our lives are seen in context,
framed against the background of the familiar
and noticed when they differ from it –
but not too much… -
Reality
Our most amazing ability is the ability to ignore.
As we grow, we learn not by multiplying connections in the brain, but by losing them.
We combine our expectations and biases with our perceptions,
which are themselves fictions created by our brains
simplifying and organizing multiple chaotic inputs.
Thus we create a thin veneer of simplicity and predictability
over terrifyingly unmanageable chaos
and call it reality. -
Level of abstraction
Nothing generates as much philosophical drivel as incorrectly chosen level of abstraction.
“What are the origins of evil?” –
ask a stupid question – get a religion.