ing must exist is 'Because.' "
I have to admit that this seems as valid a reason as any
other I've heard.
Norman
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George:
Thanks for this delightful story (..ies?)
I met Chaitin once for a brief chat and did not like
him: he was too sharp for me (though very friendly).
His quoted idea is something I will keep to use it
against closed-minded physicists (or provide it to
open-minded wifes of them).
John
There is a great article entitled "The Limts of Reason" by Gregory
Chaitin in the March Issue of Scientific American page 74. I quote:
"So perhaps mathematicians should not try to prove
everything. Sometimes they should try to add new axioms. That is what
you have got to do when you are faced
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