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Quantum Spaceby Jim Baggott
Finished Part I, through chapter 5 on January 26, 2021, but had to return to library. The first 5 chapters are well written and interesting, but serve merely as background and can easily be skipped for anyone with little mo ...more "
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"Gave up after about 10 pages and skimming the rest. Too much vague woowoo, and Captain Obvious stuff. Among the "Constructive Living Principles" (basically proverbs) there are a few good ones, such as
"Rely on reality, not a person or system of thought."
But we also get
"Quitting one's job should be avoided."
For some this may be a virtual feast. For me, it's a vending machine baloney sandwich.
I'll move on." — Aug 28, 2020 02:08PM
"Gave up after about 10 pages and skimming the rest. Too much vague woowoo, and Captain Obvious stuff. Among the "Constructive Living Principles" (basically proverbs) there are a few good ones, such as
"Rely on reality, not a person or system of thought."
But we also get
"Quitting one's job should be avoided."
For some this may be a virtual feast. For me, it's a vending machine baloney sandwich.
I'll move on." — Aug 28, 2020 02:08PM
“The meaning of life is that it ends”
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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
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“Nice people made the best Nazis. My mom grew up next to them. They got along, refused to make waves, looked the other way when things got ugly and focused on happier things than “politics.” They were lovely people who turned their heads as their neighbors were dragged away. You know who weren’t nice people? Resisters.”
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“For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.”
― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
“Actually, all education is self-education. A teacher is only a guide, to point out the way, and no school, no matter how excellent, can give you education. What you receive is like the outlines in a child’s coloring book. You must fill in the colors yourself.”
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