Friday, April 06, 2007

Thought, tools and beauty









































Tools can also be largely cognitive, An example of that type of tool would be written language.
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That said then perhaps blogs are tools. On the other hand tools are more traditionally thought of as devices or equipment that creates a mechanical advantage in doing something specific. A simple tool might be a lever or anything with a pivot point.
It isn’t unusual to find animals like monkeys or apes using a tool. When I saw the movie "Space Odyssey" years ago what caught my attention wasn’t the ape using the tool but his realization that he had a tool in his hand. It was like his understanding just clicked. Hand, tool, weapon, needed motion all clicked. The spark of thought indicating so much more to come perhaps.
Spring comes. Flowers come. The impact is blurred. A flower in a photo really shows spring but a flower in a painting blurred came from a tool. The thought behind it is much more than what you see.
Love Spring.

1 comment:

Professor Howdy said...

Hello!
Very good posting.
Thank you - Have a good day!!!