(September 2, 2012 at 5:46 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: How old are you Penhorse?
I'm 34. Why what colour are your eyes? I'm afraid i'm spoken for if your after a date...
"The question is whether you care about understanding reality, or do you care about having a warm fuzzy feeling inside you"
I agree 100% that science is the only way to understand reality.
I disagree with the dichotomy you present. There are areas in which I need to understand reality and in those, its science all the way. However there is no need to choose between reality and warm fuzzies, there is a time and a place for both. Not everything requires deconstruction and dissection.
Example. I like good whisky. I'm happy to leave it there. I don't need to understand why, or how it works. I'm sure there is a whole scientific theorem about how tastes affect our brain chemistry and that's a vital reality for someone. I however just want to sip and say "ahhhh" without troubling myself with the reality of my experience.
