Research 3-3

Asymmetry of the nature or symmetry about the people's view of the world.  In particular something about the difference between right and left concern us. "Symmetry is fascinating to the human mind... We have, in our mind, a tendency to accept symmetry as some kind of perfection.”(1)  People love symmetry, scientists and physicists seeking the symmetry of the universe. Even human find something asymmetrical, they try to render it more symmetrical. Further human create symmetry to satisfy the desire for perfection. 

General speaking human believe the beauty and truth associated with symmetry "Symmetry is seen as the royal road to truth - what Abdus Salam described as 'an inner harmony, a deep pervading symmetry'. The problem is that symmetry can be too powerful and seductive..." (Chris, 2002). Without symmetry will seem uncompleted , unbalanced and even worrying. The human mind might love symmetry. However perfect symmetry does not exist in the nature. "Left-right asymmetries are found everywhere in our world and are not easily explained away. It is time to try to integrate those myriad asymmetries into a complete story." (2)

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(1) Van Fraassen, B. C. (1989) Laws and Symmetry, Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 242;  Feynman, R. P. (1986) ‘Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman’, London: Unwin, p. 247;  Feynman, R. P. et al. (1963) op. cit., pp. 52-1, 52-12; Feynman, R. P. (1999) Six Not-so-easy Pieces: Einstein’s Relativity, Symmetry, and Space-time, London: Penguin.

(2) Heilbronner, E. and Dunitz, J. (1992) Refections on Symmetry: in Chemistry...and Elsewhere, Weinheim: VCH.

Chris McManus, Right Hand, Left Hand, The Origins of the Asymmetry in Brains, Bodies, Atoms and Cultures, 2002, p. 345, 353.