Feynman was a Nobel Prize winning physicist, among many other things. Among my favorite quotes of his, regarding religious belief and skepticism, is "I can live with doubt, and uncertainty, and not knowing. I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular posts
-
I have nothing to say about the murder of Dr Tiller that hasn't been said and responded to at all levels of rhetoric, on both sides. To ... -
“I alone can fix it,” he announced, to delirious cheers, after which he proceeded to prove he couldn’t: budget deficits, healthcare, Mex... -
My next newspaper column: Last week I wrote that Rudy Giuliani invested $2 million in the maker of Trump’s touted malaria drug. Thoug... -
Wonder if he wore his pressed jeans to this event : Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign toasted its top donors Wednesday aboard a 150-foot yacht... -
If people charged with oversight look away, does corruption exist? If deporting migrants is all MAGAs care about, is Trump selling his “pr...
Feynman is one of a handful of personal heroes. The book Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman was one of the highlights of high school.
ReplyDeleteA comic book about his life came out recently. I think his daughter was involved with it and thus it contains somewhat different anecdotes, and a different perspective, than Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman. It's also better organized. My mother got it for my son and it is with some shame that I admit I didn't pass it on to him right away.