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bloodyrosemccoy ([personal profile] bloodyrosemccoy) wrote2009-04-21 03:36 pm
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Science!

Oh, and don’t miss Phil Plait’s wonderful explanation that science is imagination. Wonderful article explaining one of the oft-overlooked appeals of science.

I've said before that being able to play with a set of rules and see what you can do with them is a defining characteristic of nerds. That may be why we're so into science.
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[personal profile] shadesofmauve 2009-04-21 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I loved Phil Plait's science/imagination article when I first read it. I like what you say about creative playing within the rules, too -- I was trying so hard to explain to my boyfriend the other night why I prefered creative modification to a few simple classes instead of being able to draw on thirty variant rulebooks.

Granted, the fact that I was having that conversation pretty much proves the whole nerd thing, regardless of which side I was arguing.