Template:Dawkins differential equations quote
When a man throws a ball high in the air and catches it again, he behaves as if he had solved a set of differential equations in predicting the trajectory of the ball. He may neither know nor care what a differential equation is, but this does not affect his skill with the ball. At some subconscious level, something functionally equivalent to the mathematical calculations is going on.
- ↑ The Selfish Gene, 2nd Ed., 95 — see it on Dawkins’ website.