Thu, 11/20/2008 - 21:13 — banach
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.
- banach's
Mon, 11/17/2008 - 21:13 — banach
There is no quantum world. There is only an abstract quantum mechanical description.
Mon, 11/17/2008 - 21:13 — banach
It really is a nice theory. The only defect I think it has is probably common to all philosophical theories. It's wrong.
(Naming and Necessity)
Mon, 11/17/2008 - 21:13 — banach
Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club.
Mon, 11/17/2008 - 21:13 — banach
We are not loved by our friends for what we are; rather, we are loved in spite of what we are.
Mon, 11/17/2008 - 21:13 — banach
It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how Nature is. Physics concerns what we say about Nature.
Mon, 11/17/2008 - 21:13 — banach
Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.
Mon, 11/17/2008 - 21:13 — banach
While the State exists, there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State.