It has been said that the question, 'Why is there something rather than nothing?' is so profound that it would occur only to a metaphysician, yet so simple that it would occur only to a child.
Jokes often arise involuntarily, like dreams, and tend to be swiftly forgotten. From these similarities Freud inferred that jokes and dreams share a … - Jim Holt
Jokes often arise involuntarily, like dreams, and tend to be swiftly forgotten. From these similarities Freud inferred that jokes and dreams share a …
- Jim Holt
Suppose you turn your attention inward in search of this 'I'. You may encounter nothing more than an ever changing stream of consciousness, a flow of… - Jim Holt
Suppose you turn your attention inward in search of this 'I'. You may encounter nothing more than an ever changing stream of consciousness, a flow of…
Having just enough life to enjoy being dead. - Jim Holt
Having just enough life to enjoy being dead.
You have to have a temperamental attraction to dangerous ideas. - Jim Holt
You have to have a temperamental attraction to dangerous ideas.
When you are trying to understand the world, it is unwise to assume that you occupy a privileged position in it. - Jim Holt
When you are trying to understand the world, it is unwise to assume that you occupy a privileged position in it.
It has been said that the question, 'Why is there something rather than nothing?' is so profound that it would occur only to a metaphysician, yet so … - Jim Holt
It has been said that the question, 'Why is there something rather than nothing?' is so profound that it would occur only to a metaphysician, yet so …
To abandon the principle of simplicity would be to abandon all reasoning about the external world - Jim Holt
To abandon the principle of simplicity would be to abandon all reasoning about the external world
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