[meteorite-list] Good advice for students

From: Martin Altmann <Altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat May 14 07:41:22 2005
Message-ID: <001801c5587a$c7a59860$12479a54_at_9y6y40j>

And this he said:

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.


----- Original Message -----
From: "christopher sharp" <casper_at_cooloola.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 5:14 AM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Good advice for students


> Another quote from Albert Einstein:
>
> "The Lord is subtle, but not malicious."
>
> CAS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Altmann [mailto:Altmann_at_Meteorite-Martin.de]
> Sent: Saturday, 14 May 2005 1:25 AM
> To: christopher sharp; meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Good advice for students
>
> No, Einstein said:
> Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm
not
> sure about the former.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "christopher sharp" <casper_at_cooloola.net>
> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [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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