OK, you got me.. (as usual).
I suppose I was speaking of how this particular Feynman Quote is
(mis)used vs how the Dyson quote is (mis)used. I wasn't responding to
your elaboration in this case, nor presuming to know what either of them
actually *meant*. How is that for weasely?
Thanks for the Otto/Wanda link... not sure of the precise relevance
(except for audacious banter?)
Kline: "Don't Call me Stupid!"
Curtis: "To call you stupid is an insult to stupid people!"
Kline: "Apes don't read Philosophy!"
Curtis: "Yes they do, they just don't understand it!"
Wanda is one of my favorite characters of all time (not Otto, I have
other favorite Kevin Kline roles) but the scene where he is huffing
Jamie Lee Curtis' boot is classic!
On 9/21/17 12:33 PM, gⅼеɳ ☣ wrote:
Bah! Do you actually think Dyson's aphorism is in stark juxtaposition to
Feynman's? I thought, by including so much of what Feynman said, it would be
less likely anyone would read it wrong. But if you think Feynman was saying
being vague is better than being wrong, you TOTALLY misunderstood what he was
saying.
I'm reminded of Otto. Are we seriously trading aphorisms?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YKbYLb5GVc
On 09/21/2017 11:09 AM, Steven A Smith wrote:
in stark juxtaposition, we have Freeman Dyson saying:
"it is better to be wrong than vague"
I think I know what he meant and generally support not getting frozen in
inaction or muddying/qualifying a statement to the point of losing meaning.
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