Smell… Understand… Know…

A pair of researchers has used machine learning to understand what a chemical smells like – a research breakthrough with potential applications in the food flavor and fragrance industries. (1)

But how can you understand smell without smelling something?

How can you understand anything without knowing it first?

Why would you seek knowledge about something you understand?

Look at that dog.

Can he understand you?

Watch that bird.

Can ignorance ever change its name to knowledge?

Smell that flower.

Can you understand it?

Petty humans.

Can’t you see?

You can understand everything…

Only because you know nothing!

(Don’t be afraid…)

Author: skakos

Spiros Kakos is a thinker located in Greece. He has been Chief Editor of Harmonia Philosophica since its inception. In the past he has worked as a senior technical advisor for many years. In his free time he develops software solutions and contributes to the open source community. He has also worked as a phD researcher in the Advanced Materials sector related to the PCB industry. He likes reading and writting, not only philosophy but also in general. He believes that science and religion are two sides of the same coin and is profoundly interested in Religion and Science philosophy. His philosophical work is mainly concentrated on an effort to free thinking of "logic" and reconcile all philosophical opinions under the umbrella of the "One" that Parmenides - one of the first thinkers - visualized. The "Harmonia Philosophica" articles program is the tool that will accomplish that. Life's purpose is to be defeated by greater things. And the most important things in life are illogical. We must fight the dogmatic belief in "logic" if we are to stay humans... Credo quia absurdum!

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