-----Original Message----- From: Chris Bruce <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Jun 15, 2004 9:13 AM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] The Cosmic Blues? Two consecutive sentences from HARPER'S WEEKLY REVIEW (June 15, 2004) http://www.harpers.org/WeeklyReview2004-06-15.html An astronomer in Virginia reconstructed the sound of the Big Bang and discovered that it sounded at first like a "majestic" major third chord and then changed to a "sadder" minor third. Ray Charles died. A.A. I could not find this article through this link. I heard part of a discussion on string theory recently to which this relates. Apparently strings are, depending on which of five theories one chooses, vibrating bits of energy which exist in up to 12 diimensions. The point was made that the vibrating energy is music. Scientists refer to it as the "mind of God." No one to my knowledge has documented specifically what music it is, and how it transcends dimensions. It makes me wonder what kind of music deaf people hear. Someone was telling me that Ray Charles learned to play the piano by reading Braille. He would use one hand to read the music and the other to play. They he would switch hands. Eventually he learned each hand well enough to put them together. I'm sure he would have no trouble distinguishing majestic majors from sad minors. I wonder if that's what Harpers was getting at. Andy Amago Chris Bruce Kiel, Germany -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html