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@NorthernInvader That is cool. And does define the human desire to seek for patterns. There is a case to be made that we look for patterns because some patterns are valid and have purpose.
@NorthernInvader still is. science is built on it.
@holon42 I never thought of it that way but yes I can see that
@poemblaze absolutely. without pattern recognition, we're sunk immediately. "a blooming buzzing confusion" would be our lot. Wm James.
@poemblaze in Paleolithic times pattern recognition was essential for survival