Interesting Links for 21-10-2013

[andrewducker]

• @NoIn2014 is a work of genius
  (tags: scotland independence )
• What is the Doctor running from? (Nice theory about the 50th anniversary)
  (tags: drwho )
• Life is all about killing the magic
  (tags: knowledge life )
• 13 Nutrition Lies That Made The World Sick And Fat
  (tags: food health viafanf )
• Sweden Becomes First Western Nation to Reject Low-fat Diet

Comments

[artkouros]

Life should be about finding the magic.

[andrewducker]

I seek out things that give me that sense of wonder. But I do find that once I understand them well enough the initial sense of joy and wonder I have with them fades.

So I agree with both of you - I seek out the magic, and then I kill it. I'd like to do that with as much as possible during my life :->

Addendum: Puppies never stop being magic.

[danieldwilliam]

The more I find out about my favourite things the more I find them awe inspiring and wonderous.

The extended phenotype never fails to excite me when I think about it or see an example of it in action.

[andrewducker]

I'm very novelty-oriented :->

[alitheapipkin]

Yes this.
The second episode of 'Wonders of the Solar System' perfectly encapsulated this for me.

[ashfae]

The more I find out about my favourite things the more I find them awe inspiring and wonderous.

Yes, very much this. For example, a magic trick doesn't cease to be wondrous to me once I know how it's done; often my awe increases because I have an idea as to how much skill is involved, or how much inventiveness was required to make the trick work.

[artkouros]

Real magic can't be killed - that's what I'm after.

[andrewducker]

I don't believe in real magic. I'm a materialist.

[nancylebov]

I understand how rainbows happen, but I still have a sense of wonder because I don't know why I'm lucky enough to live in a universe with rainbows, nor why people enjoy rainbows.