So I ran across a quote and now I get it...

[disappoint]

“Chaos breeds geniuses. It offers a man something to be a genius about.”
— B.F. Skinner

What does that mean? Why would chaos breed geniuses?

Offers a man something to be a genius about? Can someone explain that?

Thanks.

 

[Zim Hosein]

“Chaos breeds geniuses. It offers a man something to be a genius about.”
— B.F. Skinner

What does that mean? Why would chaos breed geniuses?

Offers a man something to be a genius about? Can someone explain that?

Thanks.

Are you asking us to pen your summer school homework disappoint? :\

 

[SOFTengCOMPelec]

“Chaos breeds geniuses. It offers a man something to be a genius about.”
— B.F. Skinner

What does that mean? Why would chaos breed geniuses?

Offers a man something to be a genius about? Can someone explain that?

Thanks.

The fuller version of the quote, seems easier to understand.

“The only geniuses produced by the chaos of society are those who do something about it. Chaos breeds geniuses. It offers a man something to be a genius about.”

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/394393-the-only-geniuses-produced-by-the-chaos-of-society-are

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Try thinking outside the box.

 

[Jeff7]

"When stuff's really screwed up, someone usually finds a good way to fix it."


But, you can either do that by coming up with a brilliant idea, or a bunch of dumb ideas can be thrown at the problem brute-force-style. If one of the thousand monkeys manages to type out something good, that one will receive the honorary title of "genius" in the history books.

 

[disappoint]

Are you asking us to pen your summer school homework disappoint? :\

Nope. Just ran across a quote that didn't make sense probably partially because it was only a partial quote.

 

[disappoint]

"When stuff's really screwed up, someone usually finds a good way to fix it."


But, you can either do that by coming up with a brilliant idea, or a bunch of dumb ideas can be thrown at the problem brute-force-style. If one of the thousand monkeys manages to type out something good, that one will receive the honorary title of "genius" in the history books.

Or how about the lazy politician's method of problem solving? Throw someone else's money at the problem and let someone else figure out how to actually solve it.

 

[disappoint]

The fuller version of the quote, seems easier to understand.



http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/394393-the-only-geniuses-produced-by-the-chaos-of-society-are

Yes it does. Thanks.:thumbsup:

 

[Zim Hosein]

Nope. Just ran across a quote that didn't make sense probably partially because it was only a partial quote.

You ran across a quote, "That didn't make sense probably partially because it was only a partial quote," but instead of doing a quick search engine query, you take the time to make a thread on ATOT? :\

 

[disappoint]

You ran across a quote, "That didn't make sense probably partially because it was only a partial quote," but instead of doing a quick search engine query, you take the time to make a thread on ATOT? :\

I did actually do the search engine query.

Right after I made the post on ATOT.

I know my priorities need some work.

Thought it might make a fun discussion and someone might have something interesting to say about it.

We humans have wishful thinking spells like that. You might have to learn to live with it.

For example some humans think they should pray for defibrillators and polio vaccines to fall out of the sky instead of thanking scientists for inventing them to save lives.

See we all make mistakes. You live and you learn.

 

[pcgeek11]

Thought it might make a fun discussion and someone might have something interesting to say about it.

Well so much for that Theory. :|

 

[John Connor]

Chaos: When the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future.

 

[gorcorps]

You can make some sense of even the partial quote. Basically, chaos only looks like chaos to those who don't understand it... and if you're willing to put in the effort to figure out how something works that everyone else considers "chaotic" then you will be pretty advanced compared to those around you.

 

[BurnItDwn]

millions of sperm all trying to fertilize the one egg. Breeding is Chaos.

 

[Newell Steamer]

Getting a quote is kind of like getting an alligator in a suit during winter: not much to choose from, but you sure can consider a vest and overcoat in case that gator is still cold.

 

[sdifox]

“Chaos breeds geniuses. It offers a man something to be a genius about.”
— B.F. Skinner

What does that mean? Why would chaos breed geniuses?

Offers a man something to be a genius about? Can someone explain that?

Thanks.

More problems to solve = more people thinking about how to solve them. This increases the chance of a genius manifestation.

Same genius could live his life contently without innovating if he doesn't see problems.

 

[sdifox]

You ran across a quote, "That didn't make sense probably partially because it was only a partial quote," but instead of doing a quick search engine query, you take the time to make a thread on ATOT? :\

I am dissapointed that you didn't say "I'm dissapoint" given the op's alias :awe:

 

[Zim Hosein]

:awe:

I am dissapointed that you didn't say "I'm dissapoint" given the op's alias :awe:

Sorry to disappoint you sdifox! :awe:

 

[Scarpozzi]

I can't picture anyone wanting to breed with Chaos...

(I miss Dom DeLuise)

Edit...here's another:

 

[Jeff7]

Or how about the lazy politician's method of problem solving? Throw someone else's money at the problem and let someone else figure out how to actually solve it.

In the business world, they call that "effective delegation."

 

[Rakehellion]

Or how about the lazy politician's method of problem solving? Throw someone else's money at the problem and let someone else figure out how to actually solve it.

Lazy politician? Isn't that all a politician has is money? You expect him to put on a lab coat and cure cancer himself?

 

[disappoint]

In the business world, they call that "effective delegation."

It's only effective if the problem gets solved. Otherwise it's a money sinkhole.

 

[disappoint]

Lazy politician? Isn't that all a politician has is money? You expect him to put on a lab coat and cure cancer himself?

I certainly hope not. Is that all you think a politician can do? Throw other people's money at a problem and that's it?

 

[Auric]

'Tis an unsurprisingly narrow view. In anthropology, general advancement is credited to the chaos of geologic and climatic cycles in East Africa over millions of years.

 

[disappoint]

'Tis an unsurprisingly narrow view. In anthropology, general advancement is credited to the chaos of geologic and climatic cycles in East Africa over millions of years.

I read that as "climate change causes geniuses" and gave up trying.