i once heard that eastern religions look inwards and western religions look upwards. one says god is within while the other says god is above us.
i went to a 'lecture' the other day at a bar where a leading molecular biologist, gregory hannon, was speaking about his research with RNAi. i had no idea what he was talking about but it was a great way to spend a night at the bar. got me thinking about how science examines what already exists while liberal arts create new things. This can't be applied as any sort of absolute because discovering a new way to treat cancer is surely something new, and arts are certainly based on existing trends, but as a general philosophy i think its true. maybe that was a thought that should have stayed at the bar. 
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