August 10, 2018August 9, 2018

Is the elderly scientist correct? Roy Sorenson on Arthur C Clarke

Following on from yesterday’s post, here is the answer from Roy Sorenson’s Cabinet of Philosophical Curiosities: “The elderly scientist is certainly correct. The reason is that any assertion of an…

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018

August 9th 1969: Arthur C Clarke claims ‘If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible he is almost certainly right, but if he says that it is impossible he is very probably wrong’

From “A Cabinet of Philosophical Curiosities: A Collection of Puzzles, Oddities, Riddles and Dilemmas” by Roy Sorensen : “‘If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible he…

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