¶ Computer: Paradox of the Computer
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Cross Reference
Computer: Paradox of the Computer:
“It is a paradox that the computer, in its very ability to process nonconceptual formulae and awkwardly irrational constants, has momentarily permitted the extended use of obsolescent mathematical tools while simultaneously frustrating man’s instinctive drive to comprehend his direct experiences. The computer has given man physical hardware which has altered his environmental circumstances without his understanding how he arrived there. This has brought about a general disenchantment with technology. Enchantment can only be sustained in those who have it, or regained by those who have lost it, through conceptual inspiration. Nothing could be more exciting than the dawning awareness of the discovery of the presence of another of the eloquently significant eternal reliabilities of Universe.”
¶ Cross-References
- Synergetics, Oct
¶ Citations
- RBF dictation to EJA for SYNERGETICS, Beverly Hotel, New York, 28 Feb. '71. Re drafted by RBF 7 Oct. '71. See “Synergetics,” 204.00204. Oct. '71.
