000511

“I will always remember as a child having a powerful realization when I watched an adult family member lose all control in public and behave violently and completely unacceptably in a restaurant setting.” — an anonymous informant (EW)

000512

There is no need to prove until and unless the mind has become so confused by concepts and words that it thinks them superior to the intimacies of actual relation.

000516

The water cannot prove its own wetness. And so science must fail to ‘leap up’ above that with which it is formulated…

000517

Since you cannot prove the existence of that with which you prove existences… what, precisely is the value of proof? Part of the answer is that the scope must be both appropriately limited — and delineated to those attending — such that the power is never...

000518

“Here’s the how the universe ends: humans gain a clear understanding of the foundations of quantum mechanics.” — infraheard

000519

“We’ve been on a runaway train for a while. Barreling toward a cliff debating the best design for a bridge that we never had the time, resources, will, or support to build anyway. Maybe a controlled derailment is a better plan than a 5000 foot drop into a...