Genius simply is untypical, random, a thing apart.
I compiled a short list of things that fit this definition from the top of my head: 10 consecutive coin tosses that all came "heads" up; conjoined twins; the Bosavi giant woolly rat; the parrot that humped Fry's zoologist's head; Williams syndrome; Cor Triatriatum.
Would you wish to indicate to me for which of these one is ought to be grateful to the Creator, and to what extent in each case?
When people complain about life, one has to ask: "as compared to what?"
The sheer irrelevance of this observation notwithstanding, I will answer: "as compared to better life." Human unhappiness has much to do with the ability of the mind to imagine better possible scenarios and compare the present state to them.
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Date: 2009-10-17 03:23 pm (UTC)I compiled a short list of things that fit this definition from the top of my head: 10 consecutive coin tosses that all came "heads" up; conjoined twins; the Bosavi giant woolly rat; the parrot that humped Fry's zoologist's head; Williams syndrome; Cor Triatriatum.
Would you wish to indicate to me for which of these one is ought to be grateful to the Creator, and to what extent in each case?
When people complain about life, one has to ask: "as compared to what?"
The sheer irrelevance of this observation notwithstanding, I will answer: "as compared to better life." Human unhappiness has much to do with the ability of the mind to imagine better possible scenarios and compare the present state to them.