Bruno Marchal Wrote:
> >> I see little point in reading a book written by someone who knows even >> less about how the world really works than I do. Life is too short to read >> every book ever written so one must use judgement and be selective. > > *> You confirme that you criticise what you have not studied. * Yes, it takes very little study to conclude some books are of more value than others and reading a 2500 year old book, or even a 1500 year old book, will be of little or no help in solving modern physics mysteries. One does not need to eat the entire egg to know it is bad. *> That is hardly rational.* You can not claim to have read every book ever written, so how do you rationally determine which books are worth your time? And remember this is time that could have been spent reading some other book. John K Clark > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv0RrB9jJ_8QuzPqS%2BqtMmTQ%2BPUQCwpRH7MCtGsyUesBWw%40mail.gmail.com.
