"The concept of "randomness" is most important for systems thinking, though randomness often leads to properties quite contrary to our intuition. We do not have such a problem in understanding the success of mechanics, for although "simplicity" will prove to be as slippery a concept as "randomness," "
"But all too frequently, that mastery seems to be accompanied by creeping slavery. Perhaps we are beginning to feel the results of treating a system as if it were a collection of parts, and an individual as if she were only contributing to an average. Perhaps, too, we are reaching the useful limits o"