The Mechanistic Fallacy by eyeland
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"Theories are creations of the human mind, and they are not, however it might seem, uniquely determined by the external world. In our endeavour to understand reality we are somewhat like a person trying to understand the mechanism of a closed watch. They see the face and moving hands, but they have no way of opening the case. If they are ingenious they may form some picture of a mechanism which could be responsible for all the things they see, but they may never be quite sure their picture is the only one which will explain their observations. They will never be able to compare their picture with the real mechanism..."
- Albert Einstein
Comments (7)
Now that is a thought provoking quote from the old man! Is what we see truly the underlying mechanism for how a thing works? The human body is a good example -- we can see how it works, but what makes it work, where is the spark of life? Wonderful image, be sure to view it LARGE everyone!
Understanding the clockworks????? I work with a bunch of engineers and inventors and I'm always amazed at which direction they enter in on the creative thought process... Different keys to different doors... AMAZING WORK!!!!!!!!
Gadz,...this is so fine ...and I think there is no stopping every soul's eventual "getting" a clear "picture" of each plane/watch "mechanism we spend "time" in. Call me optimistic. I call your art unincumbered, free, intuitive
Another groovy, surreal pic! Bravo!
This is a fine piece of work firmly situated in the true realms of surrealism. Some of the textures are very interesting and the composition is splendid. Excellent work indeed.
Stunning colors!
Very cool-crank it up!