Blog 9

Pinker & Yo-Yo Ma

The ideas between Pinker and Yo-Yo Ma are vastly similar in connection with the idea that art can derive new ways of thinking about science.  They both indulge into the idea that science is not all black and white. Steven Pinker is a psychologist and linguist who graduated from the University of Harvard. In his essay, “Science is Not Your Enemy”, he discusses the importance of creative thinking that contradicts the norms of science and arts. Pinker goes on to state, “To understand the world, we must cultivate work-around for our cognitive limitations, including skepticism, open debate, formal precision, and empirical tests, often requiring feats of ingenuity.” He refers to uncommon ways of thinking as an answer to solving strategic issues. This creative thinking relates to Yo-Yo Ma’s ideas behind art and science strengthening our knowledge. Yo-Yo Ma claims, “only then can we regain our spiritual balance and find meaning in more than trying to technically manage every aspect of our being from womb to tomb.” The two quotes introduce a new way of thinking via arts or skepticism to figure out the world around us. The world is not fully clear to us yet. It takes religion, art, and opinions to construct the unimaginable. This way of thinking can open doors as to how things work by connecting reality to fantasy. Both authors depict the truth behind  discovering new ideas and concepts. These ideas and concepts explain the world we live in today.

Pinker & World

Not only does he connect to Yo-Yo Ma’s ideas, but he connects to the laws of the world about the way people think and how things got the way they are.  Pinker looks at how science has created everything from the knowledge of stars, the galaxy, time, matter, and nature. The use of science has been very beneficial to the understanding of the world. It has open doors to why we work. It allows us to make a living, love our family, and exist on this planet. Pinker explains,” the worldview that guides the moral and spiritual values of an educated person today is the worldview given to us by science.” Without science, we would not be able to communicate with language, establish government, or explore ourselves.  Pinker explains the good within science and all that it has brought us. Science affects how we think by providing data, examples, and evidence to support any given claim. It created religion and morals through a lack of those key factors. Religion and science work with each other to bring new ideas and ways of thinking to explain complicated topics, such as life.  The way people think is connected to the most updated science that has been communicated to the public.  This leads the way and changes any daily routine that contradicts with it. Whether it is your car, how you make breakfast, or how you send emails,  science determines the most effective way and forces changes to work with your lifestyle to make it better.

 

One Reply to “Blog 9”

  1. Your paragraphs are well-organized and thoughtful. You do a great job elaborating on Pinker’s statement in paragraph 2. If you choose to include these paragraphs in your paper, remember to recenter them on your advancing argument. Keep those claim sentences strong.

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