Tim said: "I ask you, if you have reached the conclusion that the human
being can be explained in terms of electrochemistry, why do you even bother
about Art?"
 
Besides the fact that explaining the human being just in terms of
electrochemistry wouldn't make it any more intelligeable to most poeple, the
ability to explain doesn't make Art any less interesting.
 
Substances that raise serotonin, on the other hand, don't hold my interest
all that much (I like a glass, every now and then). I prefer to raise
serotonin through social activities and being outside in nature, burnin'
dopamin. ;-)
 
Arwin
 
Drop these careful lines; words are such a drag
Expose the naked idea and let my mind bathe
In its bright image
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Romano <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 2:56 AM
Subject: Science and Art
 
 
Arwin,
I ask you, if you have reached the conclusion that the human being can be
explained in terms of electrochemistry, why do you even bother about Art?
Now, if you could send me the molecular formula for something much simpler
than a human being --  for a 1971 Auslese from the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region,
say-- why, then, I'd admit to being wrong about this question, which will be
of great importance for the 21st century, go and make me a few hundred
bottles of that Riesling, and revert to a life of atavistic hedonism.
Tim Romano
P.S. Indulging the olfactory sense will just be for starters.
 
 
Arwin van Arum wrote:
 
[....] From reading newspaper and scientific articles, I have
> a pretty good picture of how the human brian works - reason, emotion,
> memory, primitive systems, neurotransmittors, outer layers, etc. - which
> really helps in understanding every aspect of the human condition,
including
> art. Psychology and biology should therefore be a fundamental aspect of
> scholarly training in the humanities (or, better, before, starting in
> primary and secondary education).  [...]
>
>