Drivel.
Sunday, September 1, 2002
how much of ourselves do we want others to know?
i cant say that i dont want others to know about me at all, since i dread the day when others have no interest in me, and the day when i can say something about myself just to let other people know.
are we being dishonest and you know, kinda cheap in deciding what others can or have to know about ourselves?
are we at all the person that other people think we are, or ourselves, for that matter think we are?
old questions all of these, but like a led zeppelin song, each time you come across them they seem fresh to you.
Is it true that relations break up when you suddenly realise that the other person knows too much about you for you to be secure in the thought that you still are looked at the way you want to be? or is it just another of my thoughts?
can you be so passionate about someone that you are surprised at your inability to translate that feeling into something that can be “seen” by the other person?
shouldnt a chess playing program be intelligent enough to feel “proud” of its talents? Can a chess playing program that is not intelligent enough to KNOW that it is intelligent really be considered intelligent.
remarkable, the way thoughts float up into consciousness when you will them to. perhaps i am close to understanding why writers need to go to holiday spots to “work” on a new creation…
when i was in college, a friend of mine sold a cycle that was mine for a brief period for 100 Rupees. That, then, is going to be the monetary value of the bike in my mind for the rest of my life. I cant live with this. I guess thats why people are afraid to seel things that they like , but have no use for…selling it for a price is like letting down a close friend, something that will rankle you forever, and i guess, thats why the riverbeds are covered with engagement rings and promises.
in going through the cognitive science department websites of universities i read about this PhD student whose dissertation, or thesis was on why certain undergrads with a degree in science or /and technology chose to do their masters in the humanities. I bet the student was one such , himself. was it then an objective-enough study? and more importantly, is’nt that a jolly good topic for a PhD thesis?
wish i could apply to cognitive science PhD programs, my Statement of Purpose would then read, ” I want to devise a computer which will be able to answer the question “whatt iss wrongg withh thiss sentecee?”" Period.
What use is Calculus in a study of the human mind? Any answers to this question would be welcome, it could change my life 
enough of this nonsense.
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