[meteorite-list] Good advice for students

From: Martin Altmann <Altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri May 13 11:18:12 2005
Message-ID: <007701c557cf$e3e4da00$665c9a54_at_9y6y40j>

No, Einstein said:
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not
sure about the former.

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From: "christopher sharp" <casper_at_cooloola.net>
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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
>
>
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>
> [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
>
>
>
>
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