(putting on off-topic hat) I'm really glad you noticed on Schoenberg...and honestly composers today are going for 'mathematical' compositions without any regard for aesthetics (granted, it is a broad term and to each his own). I know, because I was a music major and I sat through plenty of student composer recitals. I suppose there's nothing wrong with exploiting pure atonality...but terms (and techniques) like 'piccardy thirds' and 'diminished 7th' were invented for a reason... (taking off off-topic hat)
We didn't need to develope A-Bomb or H-bomb...just get everyone to read and make the various recipes on/. It's much more effective when they are performed simultaneously across the country.:)
On dipping hands in molten lead...scientists have always had a knack for doing weird things for the sake of logic. I mean after all, alchemists used to believe that drinking gold and mercury will bring longevity because their properties are stable. While that particular reason seemed logical at the time, I don't think we need to recount the aftermaths of these people...
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1.) Why can't evolution and mathematics and genetics be a part of God's creation and beauty?
2.) Which god/goddesses/deities/frogs/religions are you talking about?
Jean-Pierre et al,
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Nothing insightful in this posting, but...
Just out of curiosity, why did they take off opendarwin.org? Was it because of the
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I'm really glad you noticed on Schoenberg...and honestly composers today are going for 'mathematical' compositions without any regard for aesthetics (granted, it is a broad term and to each his own). I know, because I was a music major and I sat through plenty of student composer recitals. I suppose there's nothing wrong with exploiting pure atonality...but terms (and techniques) like 'piccardy thirds' and 'diminished 7th' were invented for a reason...
(taking off off-topic hat)
On dipping hands in molten lead...scientists have always had a knack for doing weird things for the sake of logic. I mean after all, alchemists used to believe that drinking gold and mercury will bring longevity because their properties are stable. While that particular reason seemed logical at the time, I don't think we need to recount the aftermaths of these people...