That's a great 'quote' and very funny. Since I get more of a chuckle if it came from Bohr, I will choose to believe that!
--Mike --- On Sat, 8/30/08, Allen Esterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Allen Esterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [tips] Mesmer To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 1:01 AM Mike Smith wrote: >I swear by those magnetic bracelets though! :) Reminds me of the famous story about the Danish physicist Niels Bohr, who was asked about his displaying a lucky horseshoe, "Surely you don't believe in such things." Bohr replied "Of course not, but I understand it brings you luck whether you believe in it or not." (I see it has been claimed on the internet that the earliest version of the story has Bohr seeing the horseshoe, and a friend giving the reply. Shows you just can't trust anything - especially anecdotal evidence about what someone says!) Allen E. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
