Re: math, physics, and languages, art

From: ZZBunker (zzbunker_at_netscape.net)
Date: 08/28/04 

Date: 27 Aug 2004 20:07:42 -0700

"Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz" <spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid> wrote in message news:<412d5416$6$fuzhry+tra$mr2ice@news.patriot.net>...
> In <84c8d9dc.0408241514.310ffa1b@posting.google.com>, on 08/24/2004
> at 04:14 PM, DaLoveRhino@hotmail.com (Love Rhino) said:
>
> >I know a few mathematicians and physicists, and one thing I found
> >common amoung them is their ability to pick up languages.
>
> I haven't noticed that, but I have noticed an assoication with music.
>
> >But, I'm wondering how many mathematicians/physicists are naturally
> >gifted painters, sketchers or naturally gifted sculptors?
> >(Naturally gifted, not trained)
>
> How do you tell the difference? The nature versus nurture debate has
> been going on for a long time. Was, e.g., Leonardo Da Vinci talented
> because of his environment or because of his genetics?

  He was talented because when he lived *talent*
  was *by definition* composing oil paintings
  of fictious women. But unfortunely for
  Leonardo, and his wild-ass scientoid spectulars,
  the most talented person to have ever lived in Europe is
  still ranked throughout the world as Johann Gutenburg,
  not an artist.

  And the most talented people to have ever lived in the Americas
  are still ranked as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, not a artist,
  or scientist.

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