(November 13, 2018 at 7:58 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote:Quote:Richard Feynman said: "Physics is to mathematics as sex is to masturbation"
Student : "So you're saying both fields are good, but without an attempt to understand the universe, the search for deeper mathematical truth is empty?"
Professor : "I'm saying you'll spend most of undergrad doing math."
I keep putting my logic grinding wheel against this vignette, but I just keep glancing off, getting only sparks. Maybe it'll sink in, eventually.

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