Dear Mathematicians

4 points | by kennyslimber an hour ago

2 comments

  • mdlxxv 25 minutes ago

    "'Beware of first- hand ideas!' exclaimed one of the most advanced of them. 'First-hand ideas do not really exist. They are but the physical impressions produced by live and fear, and on this gross foundation who could erect a philosophy? Let your ideas be second-hand, and if possible tenth-hand, for then they will be far removed from that disturbing element - direct observation."

    "The Machine Stops", by E.M. Forster

  • michelsedgh an hour ago

    Being mad at math problems being solved is the most anti science thing you can do