That said, a reductionist approach to human behavior and indeed many areas is not incompatible with real experience. Does understanding the biology of physics which endow the universe with boundless beauty and variety lessen the wonder one feels in observing it? I think not; if anything it merely increases one’s appreciation for the vast possibilities with which the universe is replete. It is awe-inspiring, yet most have little appreciation for it. on January 25, 2009 at 10:41 pmtaramokhtari Sure, academic intelligence is only one of (potentially) infinite paths to an inspired connection. I was basing my comment on your reference to insipid men and women, and the inference that most of the women you date are NOT interesting. If your sentiment about how people are all “banally similar” is your genuine experience as much as it is valid theoretically, I won’t worry about you. :o) https://notes.netd.cs.tu-dresden.de/s/AMWlpPTQZ https://notes.dynnammo.com/s/nd_5M2ojI https://md.renjikai.com/s/gfoGM2jQU https://md.kokakiwi.net/s/NkHANMG7B https://md.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de/s/4Cbdw_bSh https://hedgedoc.catgirl.cloud/s/nUcNP-5t- https://pad.cloud.abilian.com/s/MrFFu0GIt https://pad.osm.lat/s/ixJ1IXIrF https://hdoc.cnw.circl.lu/s/y5dWFGfGK https://romeo-notes.univ-reims.fr/s/SREiiCJeV https://hedgedoc.inet.tu-berlin.de/s/0ySvEp7Xd https://digilern.hs-duesseldorf.de//md/s/02cCtMOE_ https://lab.nrw/hedgedoc/s/jaVWwtokd https://hackmd.stuve-bamberg.de/s/L91TwmPT0 https://hedgedoc.ucc.asn.au/s/DmzeX5WfL https://docs.lokavaluto.fr/s/0ZaDLazmU https://pad.constantvzw.org/p/bVBTdq0MXLEucMnuDONs