Countering cold logic

Scout put up a cool link on her blog. Ghetufool did the remaining deed of letting people know she did. The link leads to a bot which generates a picture with random words culled from one’s site.

Got me thinking. Being a huge fan of logic, I realized that how random pieces of code can lead to art. Art has more or less been a challenge to logic or order for that matter. Arty types have challenged institution, questioned rules and screwed order – not necessarily in that order. There has been some talk on how human perception of beauty or art for that matter can be deduced to a ratio of 1:3
A binding principle in the design of ancient buildings, statues of Gods, the layout of temple complexes – all have been designed knowingly or otherwise based on this principle. The idea is even supposed to apply in the attractiveness quotient of human beings. The best example of this is supposedly Tom Cruise.

Something related to it, I was thinking along the following lines – Can irrational actions counter logical or strategic actions? Say, for example in chess. An opponent has his own game plan and strategy. That is based on a large extent on what he expects his opponent to logically do faced with a situation he creates. What happens when the opponent does not react in a logical manner and does actions which seem, at least on the surface, as irrational actions? How do you counter a mad man? Think the answer is simple? An inkling of this possibility can be seen in the alleged match between Bobby Fisher and Staunton played online at the ICC. Two other coincidences – they involve both the chess and the madman element in the above argument :)
Fischer in this example played seemingly foolish illogical opening moves. In one game he moved ahead all his pawns and cupped it in another game by directly exposing his king. Now the fact that he won all the games against an accomplished grandmaster should give an inkling of the possibilities in the above argument.

So ending on that note, I leave you to mull over this. The next time you call something foolish or illogical – think again! :)