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Re:Think Like a 5-Year Old by jrogers65 on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @05:10PM (#5209938)
Another interpretation of those facts is that mechanical interconnections between various deterministic processes can result in emergent behaviours which are profoundly beautiful. What if the glass is half full?

www.skytopia.com/project/fractal/mandelbulb.html

All of those images are generated with very simple deterministic rules but they are still sublime.

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Re:Think Like a 5-Year Old by jimmaswell on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @06:55PM (#5210395)
Exactly, it can be a rough transition period from the first realization to getting to appreciating it in the way you said. I forgot to elaborate on that part.
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