Thursday, July 19, 2007

Reason

There is always a reason to everything, isn't there? It's easy for a scientist to come out with a theory, or a conclusion, to prove their concept, using proven calculations, and some scientific methods. Easy in the sense that they can always find reason, or reason that is close enough, or sometimes, it's just wrong, but still, it's a reason that can be calculated.

But how do we explain the things that a human can do? Everything is so subjective, and unpredictable. There is no pattern or rhythm to it. There are too many possibilities but very seldom what we think is correct. So many people in the world, so many different perspectives. When we try to make a conclusion, we tend to make it based on what we have encountered in our lifetime. So what we can come out with is limited to what we know, and too often that what we know is never enough.

We can't really calculate a person's action. We can only take a guess. Maybe we will be right, maybe we will be wrong. We do not live in a world of black and white. Everything is in shades of gray. That's what makes it so difficult to predict. There are so many tones that we can see, and even more that we can't see. What one can see is only a minuscule part of the spectrum, but the tones are so hard to be differentiate from one another, and misunderstanding occurs. Sometimes, what you think is correct, is only correct to your own sense.

Social science, that what they call it. The study of human society and of individual relationships in and to society (courtesy of www.answers.com). I really wonder if it's a subject that can be taught. I guess it's possible to put things down in general, but it's always the little details that matter. When you can predict the actions of human beings, you practically control the whole world, which in turn, is dominated by humans.

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