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To: Sam who wrote (292278)	2/24/2016 4:45:51 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540795

Yes, I would have to guess the dolphins could be taught to jump over a tuna cork line. That is why I suggested that we should train dolphins on how to jump a tuna cork line. And then release them to teach other dolphins. One of the things I figured out in my 20s and was a real epiphany for me was that the human species does not deduce much of anything, we learn. I don't think most people know that. Most people think they can just look at the world and sort of figure it out. The euphemism is Street Smarts. I don't believe in Street Smarts. And I don't think we figure out much of anything. And then on top of that we have blind spots, whatever they are and wherever they come from, that are really difficult for us to deal with intellectually. Like being a Republican-lol.

To: Sam who wrote (292278)	2/24/2016 4:47:46 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 540795

All things feel. –pythagoras. So you alone are blessed, you free-thinking man, In a world where life sprouts in everything? You seize the liberty to dispose of the forces you hold, But in all your plans a sense of the universe is lacking. Honor in each creature the spirit which moves it: Each flower is a soul moved by Nature’s face; In each metal resides some of love’s mystery; “All things feel!” And all you are is powerful. Beware, even the blind walls may spy on you: Even matter is vested with the power of voice… Do not make it serve an impious purpose. Often in the most obscure beings resides yet the hidden God; And like the infant’s eye covered by its lid, The pure spirit forces its kernel though the husk of stones. –Gérard de Nerval, Vers dorés (1845) harpers.org