Philip Ulbrich

“Data don’t come to us anymore—we have to know where to get them, and we can’t afford to search everywhere. Hence, the more difficult new experiments become, the more care theorists must take to not sleepwalk into a dead end while caught up in a beautiful dream.”
― Sabine Hossenfelder, Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray

“In Ferguson’s words: ‘The past – like real-life chess, or indeed any other game – is different; it does not have a predetermined end.’63”
― Philip Sabin, Simulating War: Studying Conflict through Simulation Games

“The roots of modern anti-Semitism were well and truly laid down in the inflammatory and hateful writings of the Church fathers nearly two thousand years ago, all of whom have since been elevated to sainthood.”
― John Pickard, Behind the Myths - the Foundations of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

“Wells, on the other hand, while acknowledging the intellectual aspects of his game, focused on its emotional side. The wargame provides an opportunity for glory without gore and defeat without destruction. By involving the player as an active participant in the events, not merely as a passive observer, wargaming provides a unique learning experience that leads to a deeper and more personal understanding and appreciation of warfare than can be attained by any other method short of actual participation on the field of battle.”
― Peter P. Perla, Peter Perla’s The Art of Wargaming: A Guide for Professionals and Hobbyists