The mind thinks in categories, or discreet entities. The world exists as no such thing, and we make technology to sort out the difference – to find a physical existence of our social categories. We don’t want the unclean on our silverware. Unclean is generally small pieces. We don’t want mosquitoes in our ponds – critters that need still water with no oil slick on the surface. Oh, but dragonflies are so nifty. Turnips are edible and easy to grow – keep ‘em. Dandelions are edible and easy to grow – kill it! (seriously, why?) Only a robot with my brain can truly know what I want growing in my garden.

Here is one problem of the modern world – children grow up believing categories have a physical existence that do not because technology is advanced enough to sort it out most of the time. Only when children are exposed to wild nature, if just for short spans of time (like camping), can their minds truly grow.