Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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L. Susskind on Feynman. (vs Gellman on Feynman)
Rather than the venom Murray Gellman was spewing on Feynman, this talk by L. Susskind is very balanced. It does not heap a load of self-created baloney about the personality of someone else because you don’t like them or you want to exhibit your pretension that you don’t. So much for being a scientist, luminaries…
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Humor: How to evidence response of insects …
Humor: How to evidence that insects sitting on your computer screen are basically a wastage of bandwidth etc, they don’t really pay much attention while doing that, perhaps they are taking a power nap. Well try taking the cursor and move it rapidly under the insect or even around it. No response.
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Atheism is self-inflicted desperation …
Atheism is the logical belief that if you logically argue your points there will be a slight relaxation in the sturdy stance the religious maintain in considering what you have to say. So far so much whats religiosity then? That all forms of logic be summarily rejected hence atheism is self inflicted desperation.
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Wolfram and Feynman, Why Feynman was meticulous ?
Stephen Wolfram on Feynman; (Dr. Wolfram is in in my FB friend list, I am not tagging him, lets see if he finds us talking through him, about Feynman) (Wolfram) You’re a great speaker; what are you worrying about?” He (Feynman) said, “Yes, everyone thinks I’m a great speaker. So that means they expect more…
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Why Feynman was liked by Niels Bohr
Niels Bohr (Nicholas Baker) Aage Bohr (Jim Baker) and Feynman. Then the son told me what happened. The last time he was there, he said to his son, “Remember the name of that little fellow in the back over there? He’s the only guy who’s not afraid of me, and will say when I’ve got…
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