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I remember Keats and the whole truth is beauty, beauty truth thing. I feel like it's actually, truth is ugly, always. I mean, have you ever found out the trut
by daniel-cussen 16y ago
I remember Keats and the whole truth is beauty, beauty truth thing. I feel like it's actually, truth is ugly, always. I mean, have you ever found out the truth and not been disappointed?
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- samdk 16y agoAll of the time. The universe is pretty incredible. The stories we make up about it don't come close. Douglas Adams said it better than I can: "I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day."
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- clay 16y agoHave you ever proved a mathematical theorem on your own?
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- daniel-cussen 16y agoYes; that's actually a pretty good counterpoint. But what about Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem? That is a mindbreaker.
- pradocchia 16y agowhat about Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem? That is a mindbreaker Why? If I had to guess, I would say you are uncomfortable with intrinsic uncertainty. Or is it something else?
- daniel-cussen 16y agoWell, to begin with, it's set theory, which is notable for driving at least one person mad, and further, it's one of the more unsettling parts of set theory. And I mean actually working through it, not just knowing about it. But reading it over, "mindbreaker" is clumsy; perhaps "disturbing" or, better yet, "unsettling" would be better.