Re: [tuning] Far more marvelous is the truth ... (was: Theory and Practice)

Dave Keenan wrote:

> To help those who may be suffering from "Theory anxiety":

> (Snip)

> Many mathematicians and scientists have found their way to the
> mystical (but beyond the merely magical), by _doing_ maths or science,
> not in spite of it.

I second that. I've taken to the study of maths and physics after some years of writing off such
"unartistic" studies. This was prompted by a determination to understand the concepts and theories
discussed on this list and in the literature. And the journey has been wonderful. It has given me
deeper insights into many aspects of creation of which music is only one. It also helps me
understand the map of the mind. And it has clarified a lot of aspects of inner tuning, a topic
that interests me greatly. While on the subject of quotes, I believe it was Einstein who said or
wrote to the effect that all the efforts of modern science were futile as long as there was one
unhappy child on earth. Now that takes humility.

--- In tuning@y..., Alison Monteith <alison.monteith3@w...> wrote:
> > Many mathematicians and scientists have found their way to the
> > mystical (but beyond the merely magical), by _doing_ maths or
science,
> > not in spite of it.
>
> I second that. I've taken to the study of maths and physics after
some years of writing off such
> "unartistic" studies. This was prompted by a determination to
understand the concepts and theories
> discussed on this list and in the literature. And the journey has
been wonderful. It has given me
> deeper insights into many aspects of creation of which music is only
one. It also helps me
> understand the map of the mind. And it has clarified a lot of
aspects of inner tuning, a topic
> that interests me greatly. While on the subject of quotes, I believe
it was Einstein who said or
> wrote to the effect that all the efforts of modern science were
futile as long as there was one
> unhappy child on earth. Now that takes humility.

Amen.