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5 Post author: SquirrelInHell 20 September 2016 07:25PM

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Comment author: ChristianKl 20 September 2016 08:22:12PM 2 points [-]

The problem isn't amazement but cheap amazement. It's like the problem with eating fast food at McDonalds isn't about eating food but about eating easily digestable food.

The amazement that Feymann talks about from understanding a flower on a deep level is much better.

Noticing amazement can be as wonderful as noticing confusion.