Comments on: On the Reading of Old Books

By: Alrenous

Alrenous — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 18:15:59 +0000

That ‘real’ physicist is obviously a socialite, not an academic. It’s about respect for authority, not the math, exactly as I expect as the lady doth protest too much.

There’s not enough information in either post to work out the real physics without doing it yourself. The ‘real’ physicist spends a lot of time lying/failing at reading comprehension and reputation management, while the obviously curious academic seems to be doing calculations in 2D, where the third dimension may be very important.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:56:09 +0000

The quote is from C.S. Lewis' introduction to "On the Incarnation: Athanasius of Alexandria"; here is a link to the complete essay.

By: Botchwork

Botchwork — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:29:34 +0000

Ross, rubbish. That paper is gibberish. Ask a real physicist.

By: Kgaard

Kgaard — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:35:47 +0000

Fabulous quote. Thank you.

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:38:18 +0000

Particularly timely, given the revelation that Feynman (PBUH) among many others, simply got the Faraday cage explanation wrong. There is plenty of room for exploration out there.