Wolframs book...On the order on cellular automata

[RuudSaurins at aol.com]

The Emp'ror's New Science (Noose Signs?)...
     At the risk of sounding like I have gone postally epistemological; Wolfram's book is an outstanding catalog of fascinating observations that reveals to the reader that much of the "natural world" can be "derived" from elemental paradigms that can be consistently identified and given mathematical designations....call them cellular automata or what have you.
     In the grand scheme of things, however; it is my impression (_not!_ criticism) that this only serves us with a more all-encompassing catalog of the "what?" of the natural world, with some clever insight into the possible "how?", but no new clues to "why?".
     Me thinx that one will continue to require the services of such things as literature (that obligatory Pynchon tie-in), the fine arts in general, and even that ol' demon religion to help us through our working daze.  Nonetheless, a monumental accomplishment and wonderful "book".
                            imho,
                            ruud