Science vs beauty
It's been often said that by understanding things, we lose the beauty. I used to believe this, a view that is born out of, I think, a *lack* of understanding.
To see rainbows and be stuck at seeing prisms, is akin to viewing a cake and only being able to think of raw eggs: objects are more than the sum of their components. Seeing only the object is as limited as seeing only the components. Appreciating how and that the components come together to form the object... that's appreciating a whole different order of beauty.
And now, for some scientists:
And if your initial reaction to that is "oh... sounds boring... I won't click it": click it. You'll be pleasantly surprised.
To see rainbows and be stuck at seeing prisms, is akin to viewing a cake and only being able to think of raw eggs: objects are more than the sum of their components. Seeing only the object is as limited as seeing only the components. Appreciating how and that the components come together to form the object... that's appreciating a whole different order of beauty.
And now, for some scientists:
Click to viewAnd if your initial reaction to that is "oh... sounds boring... I won't click it": click it. You'll be pleasantly surprised.