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>it is very irrational to write sealed letters to a dead person. It seems irrational when you presume that the only purpose of a letter is to be read by the re
by eurleif 14y ago
>it is very irrational to write sealed letters to a dead person.
It seems irrational when you presume that the only purpose of a letter is to be read by the recipient. But writing a letter can help clarify your own thoughts and feelings, which is a perfectly rational thing to want to do.
- swombat 14y agoYou can explain anything if you try hard enough, even the bible...
- eurleif 14y agoHave you really never written something down just to clarify your thoughts? It's legitimately useful. Usually I don't do it by writing a letter to someone, but I could definitely see doing that in Feynman's situation.