A certain amount of intelligence is embedded in things and the accompanying phenomena. I was introduced to this idea in one of my college philosophy courses. Maybe it was from Russell and Whitehead's Principia. For instance a material so dumb as a brick, imparts a certain amount of information upon the floor it falls upon. So why can't a jellied piece of toast have something to say to us.
You can learn more about it in New York Times Magazine column on the subject.
Posted by mastr at September 23, 2003 09:21 PMVery interesting, except for the fact that through years of research there is conclusive evidence that there is only a 4% chance of something being embedded in a particular phenomenom as long as it falls within OSHA standards.
Posted by: bill at October 16, 2003 11:45 AM