(May 1, 2014 at 5:24 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(May 1, 2014 at 5:22 pm)ManMachine Wrote: Newton really didn't get into his flow until after his breakdown, which many believed was mercury or lead poisoning from his alchemy experiments. His early interest in the occult may have inadvertently unlocked his later genius, in a roundabout way.
Could be. Wasn't his "Principa" written while he was in his reclusive period?
I think he became reclusive to avoid criticism of his work and it wasn't until 1703 when he was elected to President of the Royal Society that he came back into the public eye.
MM
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"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
