scientists.
we spend our lives carrying out experiments, engaging the empirical world, trying to quantify the physical universe. but what we don't realize is that everything is not necessarily physical. perhaps we know that the smell of something comes from the olfactory detection of atoms that are no longer bound to the object; but others might be inclined to wonder: can we ever really just suspend our analyses and enjoy the sweet and slightly bitter aroma of a fresh batch of oatmeal raisin cookies? we are the inspectors of the world, and we make sure it fits our paradigms...
philosophers.
we spend our free time conceptualizing ideas, speculating about the nature of the signified, arguing over the existence or non-existence of the metaphysical and its potential elements. what we don't realize is that it is ok to disagree as no two people have observed an identical succession of events over an identical amount of time; ergo, we seem to have forgotten that chaos theory is a fundamental property of the universe. we are the devil's advocates, constantly challenging old paradigms and proposing new...
aestheticians.
time has no objective or universal meaning for us; everything can be interpreted as the observer sees fit. we understand that the external world influences the internal, and vice versa. it is up to us to find order in the chaos - or perhaps to create it. some of us become these when we take a break from being the studious scientists and philosophers that consume most of our waking lives; aestheticians are our alter egos, they're who we become when we allow ourselves to sleep. for those few hours a night, we no longer succumb to the natural laws of the universe...
we spawn them.
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