I have this one favourite tv series called numb3rs, the series officially ended early this year but I’ve decided to go through all of the episodes once again, crazy?! I know! but that is not the point. The point is that yesterday I was watching one of it’s episode where when a victim’s computer code is broken it is discovered that the victim has progressed in making a software that can statistically predict the chances of a person’s success according to his/her geographical location, the math was similar to ‘sabermetrics’ which is a technique that uses baseball statistics to answer objective questions.
Bill James, one of it’s pioneers, defined sabermetrics as “the search for objective knowledge about baseball.” Thus, sabermetrics attempts to answer objective questions about baseball, such as “which player on the Red Sox contributed the most to the team’s offense?” or “How many home runs will Ken Griffey hit next year?” It cannot deal with the subjective judgments which are also important to the game, such as “Who is your favorite player?” or “That was a great game.” (wikipedia)
The episode got me thinking. Can we really quantify human potential? Can we scientifically explain human spirit? And if we can what would that mean for our future generation, would they fail to look at human emotions as alot of small miracles. I mean to say that when I feel love for a particular person, feel that joy or heart wrenching sorrow while watching a cricket match, feel that patriotism inside of me, feel the warmth inside when surrounded by the people that care about you and see a mother’s love it intensifies my belief in God.
Because each emotion is unexplainable yet fascinating! Why do I meet so many people but develop strong friendships with only a few of them? The question makes me wonder but at the same time this phenomenon amazes me! However, if we start defining these emotions as the result of a series of reactions by our neurons will they make the same impact! Will scientific defination of these emotions keep that awe alive?
Just a thought I might build upon later but till then look around you and open you eyes to God’s grace everywhere!
Adios!
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