There are higher levels of scientists – namely, mathematicians and theorists – who have extraordinary ability at holding qualia in their minds while resisting the impulse to chase matter. I would argue that, of the two (mathematicians and theorists), the theorist is the superior, and this by way of Albert Einstein’s example. As he aged he became more enamored of mathematics and attempted to use it to guide his thinking; but alas, he never again rose to the heights of his early triumphs. A theorist is to the mathematician what the mathematician is to the practical scientist: each can sense Little Dopamine a thousand times better than the other, and take it that much further, surfing qualia as the young Einstein rode upon his famous beam of light.
2018-05-27