Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Magic: Prelude of Science



"Preludes of science. -- Do you really believe that the sciences would ever have originated and grown if the way had not been prepared by magicians, alchemists, astrologers, and witches whose promises and pretensions first had to create a thirst, a hunger, a taste for hidden and forbidden powers?" -- Friedrich W. Nietzsche, philosopher, The Gay Science, Aphorism 300, 1882
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2 comments:

  1. Quantum_FluxJanuary 5, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    Nice quote OIM.

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  2. Fungus the Photo!January 6, 2010 at 4:56 AM

    http://www.startribune.com/science/80638877.html

    New stars?

    I like the idea that they are finding so much that they release the data without "saying what it is" and even expressing doubt. A little humility is a good thing and is part of a paradigm change?

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