@dgerard “carrying coal to Newcastle, for philosophy”
“I wouldn’t say there’s such a thing as reading *too* much science fiction, but there is such a thing as not reading enough stuff that *isn’t* science fiction”
“a cargo cult based on Harry Potter fanfiction; a useful but by no means universally superior way of doing statistics; and the science fiction trope about being in a computer simulation”
“an object lesson in the value of a good old liberal education”
@dgerard “carrying coal to Newcastle, for philosophy”
“I wouldn’t say there’s such a thing as reading *too* much science fiction, but there is such a thing as not reading enough stuff that *isn’t* science fiction”
“a cargo cult based on Harry Potter fanfiction; a useful but by no means universally superior way of doing statistics; and the science fiction trope about being in a computer simulation”
“an object lesson in the value of a good old liberal education”