Christian Science: Have you noticed this pattern when dealing with a complex, intractable problem? You work through all the variables some of which you control, most of which you dont. You furrow your brow, break a dozen pencils, hit your head against multiple walls, and frequently drift into magical thinking about a breakthrough that wipes the problem out.
Even if the best minds of a generation keep at it, the problem persists. Then one day, you look around and realize that the problem is gone.
Thats the...