II"WAIT A MINUTE – PERSONAL problems are mysteries?" I protested, even not taking my next bite.
"Sure. If you knew everything about a problem there isn't any mystery to it. In fact, that is one of the key ways that geniuses of all time have solved problems - to ask questions and define everything there is about a problem. Same rough idea that the detectives in mysteries use to solve cases." John took another small bite to highlight his point.
"You're saying these imaginary detectives, and their contrived actions are able to solve our modern problems - if Holmes showed up today and sat on the other side of you, you could give him problems like 'Global Warming' and he'd sort it out for you?" I was letting my ice cream melt and saturate the last of my pie at this point.
"More or less, yes.
