If Nobody Cares, Then It

Some Cultural Phenomena Bear A Striking Resemblance To The Cells Of Cell Biology, Actively Preserving Themselves In Their Social Environments, Finding The Nutrients They Need And Fending Off The Causes Of Their Dissolution.

In Fact, If You Are Faced With The Prospect Of Running Across An Open Field In Which Lightning Bolts Are Going To Be A Problem, You Are Much Better Off If Their Timing And Location Are Determined By Something, Since Then They May Be Predictable By You, And Hence Avoidable. Determinism Is The Friend, Not The Foe, Of Those Who Dislike Inevitability.

How Good Are The Best Musical Imaginations? Can A Trained Musician, Swiftly Reading A Score Tell Just How That Voicing Of Dissonant Oboes And Flutes Over The Massed Strings Will Sound?

A Child Raised On A Desert Island, Alone, Without Social Interaction, Without Language, And Thus Lacking Empathy, Is Still A Sentient Being.

There Is A Time For Politeness And There Is A Time When You Are Obliged To Be Rude.