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The Sudden Hunch, The Creative Leap Of Mind That "sees" In A Flash How To Solve A Problem In A Simple Way, Is Something Quite Different From General Intelligence.

In Many Cases A Dull Proof Can Be Supplemented By A Geometric Analogue So Simple And Beautiful That The Truth Of A Theorem Is Almost Seen At A Glance.

If Present Trends Continue, Our Country May Soon Find Itself Far Behind Many Other Nations In Both Science And Technology Nations Where, If You Inform Strangers That You Are A Mathematician, They Respond With Admiration And Not By Telling You How Much They Hated Math In School, And How They Sure Could Use You To Balance Their Checkbooks.

Let The Bible Be The Bible. It's Not About Science. It's Not Accurate History. It Is A Grab Bag Of Religious Fantasies Written By Many Authors. Some Of Its Myths, Like The Star Of Bethlehem, Are Very Beautiful. Others Are Dull And Ugly. Some Express Lofty Ideals, Such As The Parables Of Jesus. Others Are Morally Disgusting.

Speaking About Symmetry, Look Out Our Window, And You May See A Cardinal Attacking Its Reflection In The Window. The Cardinal Is The Only Bird We Have Who Often Does This. If It Has A Nest Nearby, The Cardinal Thinks There Is Another Cardinal Trying To Invade Its Territory. It Never Realizes It Is Attacking Its Own Reflection. Cardinals Don't Know Much About Mirror Symmetry!