I like the frog and bird metaphors, though! At least I prefer the idea of the bird looking down on the mathematical landscape than worrying about "the eye of god".
In the beginning was the Bird, to quote "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag". -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

