When that one army girl jokingly says "Maybe it could iron the wrinkles out of people's brains so they aren't so stupid" or something like that, and then Commander Amarao replies by saying something like "Those wrinkles in our brain are what allow us to think", and he is correct if we are considering what he's saying simply from a physiological perspective,
but -- is there a deeper metaphor here?
My first thought was that the "wrinkles" are actually a metaphor for problems and imperfections in life. The purpose of 'thinking', the reason the phenomenon of 'thought' exists, is for solving problems and overcoming obstacles in life.
If there were no uncertainty, no improbability, then our brain would have nothing to think about, nothing to work towards... We would be thoughtless machines.
What do you guys think? Did any of you think this too? Perhaps someone who has watched this series more than me could give more insight into other parts of the show that hint towards an underlying philosophical theme (I've heard a lot of people say the 'theme' of the series is about growing up and acting your age, but I think there's more than just that).
"There was myself. I spoke of myself; - of myself, of myself, of myself; - of Nosology, of my pamphlet, and of myself. I turned up my nose, and I spoke of myself.
'Marvelous clever man!' said the Prince. 'Superb!' said his guests; - and next morning her Grace of Bless-my-soul paid me a visit"
- Lionizing, Edgar Allen Poe
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