The possibility of unreality (which we shall refer to as the Hypothesis of Universal Unreality henceforth) would even be more credible if one learns that this universe of ours is run by rules - simple, but elegant mathematical rules, like how a programmer creates his own version of virtual reality. ... If this world has to follow certain universal rules, it could certainly be possible that someone had set these rules to keep this universe in order. ... Isaac Newton discovered that the entire universe is deterministic. ... The behavior of the universe in the far future can then, in theory, be p...

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Music is the harmonization of opposites, the unification of disparate things, and the conciliation of warring elements...Music is the basis of agreement among things in nature and of the best government in the universe. As a rule it assumes the guise of harmony in the universe, of lawful government in a state, and of a sensible way of life in the home. ... What Pythagoras found so wonderful was that his elegant, abstract train of thought produced something that people everywhere already knew to be aesthetically pleasing. ...

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Although I think that we should never renounce reality in our search for philosophical answers, I'm persuaded that it is in a universe similar in nature to the world of geometry that Euclid opens up for us, where Beauty herself exists. ... The closely-knit relationship between the various propositions of Book I and the way they all help shed light upon XLVII reminds me of the hand-woven textiles of Mayan women who combine a plethora of dyed threads to create elegant patterns. ...

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