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Sorry, I didn't meant to quote "that" part (by that I take it that you're referring to the "beautiful theory" aspect — edit: I think you were referring to the m
by kashyapc 6y ago
Sorry, I didn't meant to quote "that" part (by that I take it that you're referring to the "beautiful theory" aspect — edit: I think you were referring to the mention about her book) to provoke. I just wanted to briefly mention Hossenfelder's position as I haven't seen it mentioned when I saw the thread.
And yeah, this might be a "piddling" amount compared to the military spending.
On the whole, we're in agreement; as the 'PS' in my first comment hints, I'm of course all for anything that instills scientific curiosity in the broader public, while discovering new stuff or carefully sussing out bogus hypotheses.
- davrosthedalek 6y agoNo offense taken! If anything, I'm annoyed by her, not by you quoting her. I meant the "in my book" part. But thinking about it, it's important to give the context: she is trying to sell a book, and why I don't want to speculate whether it's her primary motivation, it is /one/ motivation, otherwise she wouldn't mention it all the time.