Another quote from Albert Einstein: "The Lord is subtle, but not malicious."
CAS -----Original Message----- From: Martin Altmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 14 May 2005 1:25 AM To: christopher sharp; [email protected] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Good advice for students No, Einstein said: Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. ----- Original Message ----- From: "christopher sharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 3:52 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Good advice for students > Hi list, > > I think it was Einstein that said God would have to have been a > mathematician. > > When you run across some of the simple but fundamental equations in science > its possible to get an inkling of why he said it. > > Interestingly the simple equations often seem to be the most powerful and > sweeping in their application. > > CAS > > > > > [meteorite-list] Good advice for students > Rob Matson mojave_meteorites at cox.net > Fri May 13 02:46:52 EDT 2005 > > > Hi Dirk and List, > > > It is the dreamers, the ones that ask "foolish" questions, the > > searchers/seekers that find the answers. The ones that have all > > of the answers NEVER will make progress for mankind or themselves. > > ... I always encourage my students to ask, question and think. > > This is excellent advice for your students, and everyone in general. > Question authority, question the experts, and definitely question > consensus. This is how science advances. Next time you read the > words "scientific consensus", remember to treat it as an oxymoron. > Science isn't about popularity. Scientific theories are testable. > Each test that a theory passes strengthens it, but theories can > never be "proven". All it takes is one failure to disprove a > theory (or at least a facet of it). > > That said, whenever someone tells me that evolution is "only > a theory", I reply, "Yes, you're right. Just as relativity is > only a theory." --Rob > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
