Since mechanically obtained randomness contains all kinds of possible permutations, including the most regular ones, it cannot be relied upon always to exhibit a pervasive irregularity.
Rudolf ArnheimThe arts are neglected because they are based on perception, and perception is disdained because it is not assumed to involve thought.
Rudolf ArnheimWhat, then, is the basic difference between today's computer and an intelligent being? It is that the computer can be made to seebut not to perceive. What matters here is not that the computer is without consciousness but that thus far it is incapable of the spontaneous grasp of pattern--a capacity essential to perception and intelligence.
Rudolf ArnheimAll perceiving is also thinking, all reasoning is also intuition, all observation is also invention.
Rudolf Arnheim