In Many Cases A Dull

Let The Bible Be The Bible. It's Not About Science. It's Not Accurate History. It Is A Grab Bag Of Religious Fantasies Written By Many Authors. Some Of Its Myths, Like The Star Of Bethlehem, Are Very Beautiful. Others Are Dull And Ugly. Some Express Lofty Ideals, Such As The Parables Of Jesus. Others Are Morally Disgusting.

In Many Cases A Dull Proof Can Be Supplemented By A Geometric Analogue So Simple And Beautiful That The Truth Of A Theorem Is Almost Seen At A Glance.

Consider A Cow. A Cow Doesn't Have The Problem-solving Skill Of A Chimpanzee, Which Has Discovered How To Get Termites Out Of The Ground By Putting A Stick Into A Hole. Evolution Has Developed The Brain's Ability To Solve Puzzles, And At The Same Time Has Produced In Our Brain A Pleasure Of Solving Problems.

As I Have Often Said, Electrons And Gerbils Don't Cheat. People Do.

Biographical History, As Taught In Our Public Schools, Is Still Largely A History Of Boneheads; Ridiculous Kings And Queens, Paranoid Political Leaders, Compulsive Voyagers, Ignorant General The Flotsam And Jetsam Of Historical Currents. The Men Who Radically Altered History, The Great Scientists And Mathematicians, Are Seldom Mentioned, If At All.