Yep, I'm turtles all the way down... Although I'd appreciate it if you'd get my species correct: I'm a tortoise: That's T-o-r-t-o-i-s-e... And you are a hare. Your flights of fancy that you call 'reasoning' are way, way faster than my plodding, deliberative style. But which one is more likely to get...

<t>I am not surprised that some people believe this idiot. After all, stupidity is one of the 5 forces of nature. In fact, I think it is stronger that the strong force, and its range appears infinite, to boot!<br/> <br/> And hey, at least he allows for an earth that is 13K old! That's progress, righ...

Interbane, I have to ask... What's the point of arguing with someone who reasons from entirely different premises than you? It's like trying to play chess with a dust devil: You make your move, and it answers by trashing the board and soiling the pieces. stahrwe not only has different axioms, but al...

"The Cyberiad" ~Stanislaw Lem
"Cryptonomicon" ~Neal Stephenson
"The Left Hand of Darkness" ~Ursula K. Le Guin
"Last and First Men" ~Olaf Stapledon

<t>Do you have beliefs that you can turn on and off? <br/> Are they intellectual, or foundational? <br/> Can you freely adjust what you find plausible? <br/> Can you believe that which you find implausible? <br/> Can you believe what you find impossible? <br/> Can you believe two contradictory thing...

I think we might need an "un-thank post" button!

Welcome! I am in the book business, as well... Sort of. I produce audiobooks, aka "read-a-longs" for children. I think you might find an author or two around here who could use some publicity. Does your book club ever go in for sci-fi? I am a big fan of that genre, and might recommend one ...

>>> So, What Does It Say? Well, I'm glad I asked! It says a lot of things. But one thing in particular is important here. It says that when a particle goes from place to place, from A to B, it doesn't just go one way. It goes EVERY way. If A is this computer screen, right in the center of this lette...

>>> Sum-over-Histories and Path Integrals I will not endeavor to explain all the details of Feynman's approach to relativistic quantum field theory any more than I can help it. There are plenty of resources out there for one to read, if they need to. For the lay person, a good start might be Feynman...

I suppose you can have a definite number of imaginary things, except that a 'thing' is real, so I wonder about whether even and odd apply to seemingly indefinite numbers such as the imaginary. Personally, I don't think the set Im has any less 'reality' to it than Re does. In fact, only by including...