tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646240.post8643145654141578548..comments2023-03-30T07:59:35.962+02:00Comments on Small Wrinkles in Spacetime: Fairy TalesJohn Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647833154827132967noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646240.post-16629046385845720602013-09-22T23:41:07.385+02:002013-09-22T23:41:07.385+02:00Too kind, but over-generous. My son may have naile...Too kind, but over-generous. My son may have nailed it with his wild-eyed mystics. The latter I may claim to be. The former, not.John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647833154827132967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646240.post-82485616807300198862013-09-22T23:38:42.748+02:002013-09-22T23:38:42.748+02:00Ben, thanks. I'm inclined to think that the ca...Ben, thanks. I'm inclined to think that the cat isn't grinning at all. Much like Schrodinger's, it waits for the closing of the cupboard door in a state either of mortal terror or craven embarrassment, since it, too, is quite unaware of the outcome.John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647833154827132967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646240.post-48121839748200604432013-09-22T21:39:11.950+02:002013-09-22T21:39:11.950+02:00Very good! An excellent post. I find all this stri...Very good! An excellent post. I find all this string theory stuff to be too fantastical as well - far too much mathematics than is good for anyone and far too clever to be true. This from Annie Dillard: “For some reason, it has not yet trickled down to the man in the street that some physicists now are a bunch of wild-eyed, raving mystics. For they have perfected their instruments and methods just enough to whisk away the crucial veil, and what stands revealed is the Cheshire cat’s grin.”Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646240.post-30467130371996178562013-09-21T14:02:40.246+02:002013-09-21T14:02:40.246+02:00Stellar. Absolutely brilliant, MathMan. I will rea...Stellar. Absolutely brilliant, MathMan. I will read it again a few times and <i>possibly</i> feel confident enough to voice an opinion. Stay tuned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com