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eppur_se_muova

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1. So *that's* what happens when things go pear-shaped !

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Mon Dec 24, 2018, 06:43 PM

Dec 2018

Interesting stuff, NNadir. Thanks.

Shows it's just too tempting to say "Oh, it's all random" when really it's largely just complicated, but still human-accessible.

We must not believe those, who today, with philosophical bearing and deliberative tone, prophesy the fall of culture and accept the ignorabimus. For us there is no ignorabimus, and in my opinion none whatever in natural science. In opposition to the foolish ignorabimus our slogan shall be:

We must know — we will know!

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Hilbert

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Theoretical Analysis of the Observed Asymmetry in the Fission of Actinides. [View all] NNadir Dec 2018 OP

So *that's* what happens when things go pear-shaped ! eppur_se_muova Dec 2018 #1

The tragedy of Hilbert is that he died in 1943, in Germany, under even a worse fascist than... NNadir Dec 2018 #2

This reminds me of Leo Szilard's early reactor patent sfwriter Dec 2018 #3

You've made an important point. NNadir Dec 2018 #4

This fear is very destructive. sfwriter Dec 2018 #5

Thank you for your comment. I never heard that story about Bohr and Teller. NNadir Dec 2018 #6