a piece from "The Wisdom of Life"

From the most ancient times, the standard teahchings had been:
Teacher: "You must exhibit your strength and intelligence; don't let people think you are weak or foolish."

However, a very unique man named Laozi appeared early on in Chinese history.Laozi: "Exhibit weakness and foolishness; don't let people think ( Read more... )

is there a proper or correct way to instigate a confrontation with someone ( Read more... )

"The author of Nature... has made it impossible for us to have communication with the other great bodies of the universe, in our present state; and it is highly possible that he has likewise cut off all communication betwixt the other planets, and betwixt the different systems... We observe, in all of them, enough to raise our curiosity, but not to ( Read more... )

This excerpt can be found under the header of 'Fact' at the beginning of Dan Brown's Angels & Demons. I picked this up at the airport yesterday and was intrigued that the story begins with a particle physicist being murdered by a demon... Cool, huh?!

Anyway...

"The world's largest scientific research facility--Switzerland's Conseil Europeen ( Read more... )

"Some foolish men declare that a Creator made the world. The doctrine that the world was created is ill-advised, and should be rejected ( Read more... )

O_O

you would think, if you ignored the possibility enough, it would not happen. never underestimate the power of denial...

it is just a matter of time; we will cause our own undoing.

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this is why i want to study physics