https://www.isegoria.net/2013/03/the-morris-theorem/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2013/03/the-morris-theorem/comment-page-1/#comment-813158 Ben Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:11:57 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=31192#comment-813158 Seems a bit glib; may well be a partial truth, but…what about happy accidents (like penicillin found in garbage from ‘failed’ experiment)) or dreams (like Kekule’s discovery of benzene ring structure) and the unbidden (albeit prepared-for) visions, like one of Henri Poincare’s mathematical discoveries, which he “failed” at, gave up pursuing and then went on vacation, only to discover what he sought, full-born, as he travelled around many days later?

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