Once I heard Richard Feynman, in a television interview, put down biology as a soft science compared to physics. I quoted this to an old friend, a leading British geneticist. He sagely commented, "What Dick Feynman needs is a swift kick in the arse."Truly, I care only about the quality of the riposte, as witness my love for Turner's paintings but also of Oscar Wilde's wit.Herman Wouk,
The Language God Talks: On Science and Religion
(which I am enjoying very much at present)
1 brave one(s) among us:
Dear Julie,
Now I am amused. And I wasn't all that put out by the other--simply pointing out that snarkiness exists in this supposedly objective world of science. And Sam Harris tells us that Science can answer moral questions--fascinating.
Thank you.
shalom,
Steven
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