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The Unnatural: Paradox in Secular Life and Society
“[S]o far as I conform to the pattern of human society, I feel myself also to be powerless and at odds with the universe; while so far as I conform to the pattern of my true nature, I am at odds with human society, and it with me.” dorothy sayers, the mind of the maker…
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The Natural: Paradox in Science and Mathematics
“[The] so-called incompatibilities have value! Far from being ignored or suppressed, they need to be seen as opportunities to deepen our understanding.” william byers, how mathematicians think Fermat’s Last Theorem Very often, only after first intuiting a result does a mathematician proceed with the rigorous attempt to demonstrate the result through proof. Every so often,…
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On the Nature of Creative Creatures
“[T]he universe is not a finished work. Every mind within it is in the position of the audience sitting in the theater and seeing the play for the first time. Or rather, every one of us is on the stage, performing a part in a play, of which we have not seen either the script…