It is ironic but true: the one reality science cannot reduce is the only reality we will ever know. This is why we need art. By expressing our actual… - Jonah Lehrer

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It is ironic but true: the one reality science cannot reduce is the only reality we will ever know. This is why we need art. By expressing our actual experience, the artist reminds us that our science is incomplete, that no map of matter will ever explain the immateriality of our consciousness.

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About Jonah Lehrer

Jonah Lehrer (born June 25, 1981) is an American author and editor of Wired magazine, who writes on the topics of psychology, neuroscience, and the relationship between science and the humanities.

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Alternative Names: Jonah Richard Lehrer
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