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So today's Google doodle is about those ink blot test images. It is interesting to me to consider these things, because it would appear that there is much about the human condition that remains a mystery. For example, the cards may be rotated 90 degrees, at which point something completely different may appear. The question is, why does anything appear at all?

Our brains would appear to be conditioned to look for the familiar in what we see. We look for faces in clouds, we see horse heads in nebulae, and we see the Virgin Mary in a tortilla chip. In a way, it's comforting I guess to see patterns in the world around us. It helps us make sense of things. It helps us cope with the vast amount of information that is constantly (!) entering our minds.

But the human condition is one that is inherently complex. The complexity is wonderful, beautiful, and absolutely essential. With over 7.2 billion of us here on this planet, we can rest assured that there are people who are similar to us, and people who are very, very different.

I think we do a disservice to each other by trying to over simplify the depth and breadth of our mutual associations. We have opportunities - maybe not as many as we'd like - to delve into each other, to get to KNOW one another and to love each other more deeply. I would like that. I think it would make the world a happier place.

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