Steve Smith wrote: > Good find Russ... > > Freeman Dyson is quoted as saying > /It is better to be wrong than vague > > /When Juxtaposed with Feynman's > /It is perfectly consistent to be unsure > > /I think we are reaching the heart of the problem with human nature. > We want to be /correct/ and we want to be /precise/ and we want to be > /sure/. > > Human nature, on the other hand, doesn't care and would generally > rather have simple, easy, clear answers, even if they are dead wrong. > _Predictably Irrational_, http://www.predictablyirrational.com/
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