"Warlord" <warlord at dragon.com> writes: > Someone once argued the opinion that if you are comfortable > reading a piece of material, then you are not learning > anything. I have to disagree. While it may take effort to fully grasp the concepts and work out the consequnces, understanding what the author is trying to say (ie, actually reading) should be effortless. Look at the non-fiction of Asimov or Martin Gardner's essays; simple, clear, very easy to understand, even when discussing relativity or four-dimensional topologies. > In my opinion, this is why an "acquired taste" is more > likely to be a sophisticated one, especially if you did not > entirely agree with it before you started to consider it. If I have to "acquire a taste" for something to be considered sophisticated, then count me out. --KG