Friday, 13 March 2020
quote [ Nuclear physicist, polymath, disarmament pioneer and government adviser. ]
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cb361 said @ 7:53am GMT on 13th Mar
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DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.
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zenviper said @ 9:09am GMT on 13th Mar
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I guess time will tell whether he was right or not on climate change. That said, even if we do get incredible tech to stop it, it seems like incredible pain will be felt between now and then due to the effects of climate change, so it is upsetting to see such a bright person support our current trajectory.
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hellboy said @ 8:38pm GMT on 13th Mar
Smart people aren't smart at everything. It's kind of the opposite end of the Dunning-Kruger Effect, just because you're excellent in one area doesn't mean you're automatically excellent in other areas. And I'm willing to bet he was dead wrong on the climate crisis.
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He was supreme at two things, he said: mathematical calculations and writing."