Re: Math Inquiry Irrelevant... ?!

J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Fri, 1 May 1998 14:05:15 -0700


>
> The spark of human intelligence is
the
> ability to look beyond the
utilitarian,
> to ponder the meaning, structure, and
> causation of the natural world, even
> if the answers don't increase
profits.
> This is what seperates man from
maggots.
>

Perhaps so, but what evidence do you
have that maggots "ponder the meaning,
structure, and causation of the natural
world"?

Oh, wait! I see. You mean to say that
maggots *don't* do that. Well, neither
do most of the members of "man" do that.
I think I remember reading that men
think about sex on average, about every
15 seconds.

"The worm goes in, the worm goes out.
The worm does a jig upon your
nout." --Ernest Hummingaway

Cheers,

J R