Jun 22 2008
Simply Stunning
Why do those yellow lines at the base of purple petals strike me as gorgeous? Could science unweave the beauty of this iris blossom? Or can science actually weave into our experiences an added depth – a marveling at the intricate, complex mechanisms beyond a superficial, snapshot view?
Perhaps an experiential appreciation and an intellectual understanding are two separate types of experiences. Even if the case, it may be possible to fuse the two, with each enriching the other. In the least, they need not be mutually exclusive.
