Re: Mathematics and God

From: Franco (englishenglish_at_tin.it)
Date: 08/08/04 

Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 20:57:28 GMT

N:dlzc D:aol T:com (dlzc) > ha scritto nel messaggio <76uRc.7175

Franco wrote:

>> And I wonder if science pertain only reason and not even "heart".
>> A scientific revolution should be evident, as you said a theories come,
>and
>> theories go.
>> Why old people feel difficulties in accepting new theories?

David replied:

>Perhaps because the mechanism of storage in our brains is, essentially
>holographic. It is not written to an area that is dedicated to "science",
>or the theory of gravitation. It is recorded, along with the ambience of
>the room you heard it in, the smell of the girl's perfume nearby, the smell
>of the textbook open in front of you. And more information is 'ghosted' in
>along with it, and more, and more. Soon much of "what you are" is formed
>from this knowledge. To change it is to lift one's self up by one's boot
>straps (old Irish fable). Some difficulty should be expected.

I agree with you. When we learn something we learn "by heart" too.

Franco