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[Dan Argent]

> I'd say that people were "born wired in a certain way", yes, 
> but that's not 
> as simple as it sounds. It's not prejudice or self 
> limitation. I appear to 
> have been born with a natural grasp for certain types of 
> system which makes 
> me good with computers and mathematics and physics and stuff, 
> but I end up 
> trying to map everything into that kind of system which can 
> be a handicap.

But I don't "believe" in natural ability. It's simply
you were exposed to enviromental factors that allowed that development.  

> But it's much more complex than that. I have varying levels 
> of success 
> mapping something like 'art' into my mental map. But 
> (particularly with 
> things like 'art') looking at them from a bizarre perspective 
> can reveal 
> insights others miss.

okay, but this is about having comparable skills to a great artist,
composer, writer etcetera.
They may or may not have the insight you have. This begets the what is art /
what is great thing again.

> So it's not as simple as saying that I'd make a bad artist; I 
> wouldn't be 
> good at being an artist like most artists are, but I could 
> probably bring my 
> own worldview to art in a potentially useful way.

Looking at that sentence again, it seems to be a bit contradictory.


> Saying that this is a form of prejudice, or self limiting, is 
> a bit hasty.
> 
> > dan
> 
> ABS


you've just said that you wouldn't be a good artist!