Dear Organlearners,
Ray Evans Harrell <mcore@IDT.NET> writes in LO15689
in reply to William Buxton who wrote:
> > Writing something short is a lot harder than writing something long.
> >
> > To make something simple, you really, really need to understand it.
> Could we not do this more simply? I don't think so. Not if you truly
> SPEAK the PRIMARY word. To be able to sit down at the piano and conceive
> of an entire Beethoven Sonata in a moment is a simple act drawn from
> competence, as you said. However it isnt simple to perform the piece and
> have the audience "get it." The simple organizes the performer's thoughts
> as to what must be "gotten" by the audience.
Ray, I agree 100% with you. A person who tries to write a simpler version
of any of Beethoven's sonatas to avoid its complexity so that the original
sonata's complexity can be better understood, lives in the absurd realm of
reality.
On the other hand, there is also something which William and many others
tried to articulate. A representation of something complex will become
more complex if the representation is not trustworthy, i.e. completely
accurate in correspondence.
Complexity is the result of creativity. Thus, whenever we try to
understand and manage complexity, our creativity must be the very best. If
not, we will always perceive negative practices such as conspiracies,
subversion and even death.
Complexification through chaos far from equilibrium is fast becoming a
fashion. Like all fashions it stupifies the eyes of the beholder. What
about complexification close to equilbrium? I have discovered a model for
it which I call the Digestor. This model shows how complexity itself can
cause apathy and even intimidation - eat or become eaten - stay fit.
There is only one way to handle complexity safely - become more complex.
To dream of a simple complexity is to wish the predator to become the
prey. This is the one dream which will surely lead to death. However, life
itself is increasing complexity.
Best wishes
--At de Lange Gold Fields Computer Centre for Education University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa email: amdelange@gold.up.ac.za
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