Thursday, September 01, 2005

Early Experiments in The Nature of Reality

I always knew I had reservations about electronic toys. You have, no doubt, seen those pairs of blocks you match together correctly--front halves with back halves of vehicles, or a certain number of vegetables with the corresponding numeral--in order to hear the noise associated with the displayed item(s).

Okay, now, what do you suppose a two-year-old learns about the universe when he sticks the front half of the police car together with the number 3 and hears a helicopter? I mean, that makes me a little jumpy.

My personal interpretation, which seemed to put Lewis's mind at ease, was that these toys are not supposed to be dunked in the bath. But still...

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