On 6 Feb 2005 at 23:39, Darcy James Argue wrote: > On 06 Feb 2005, at 6:22 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: > > > There is nothing important in music that comes from science. > > That's like saying "There is nothing important in basketball that > comes from physics." > > On the one hand, Lebron Lames doesn't actually need to know the first > thing about Isaac Newton or his theories in order to reliably put the > ball in the hoop. > > On the other hand...
The laws of physics apply equally to all basketball players. Some are brilliant, some less so. Clearly, fine playing has nothing to do with physics, and everything to do with individual talent and skill. That says to me that it isn't important to the game of basketball, as it's a basic given for everyone who plays it. How can something that makes no difference whatsoever on the outcome of a game, on the performance of individuals, be considered important to the game? And how often is Newton discussed by the broadcasters calling a basketball game? I would say probably NEVER. Why? Because IT ISN'T IMPORTANT TO WHAT THE GAME IS ABOUT. It's obviously a necessary underpinning of the game, but a level that is trivial. Acoustics and music have exactly the same trivial relationship. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
