Quote: (02-19-2013 03:35 PM)cardguy Wrote:
The Feyman video linked to earlier is very good. Another hero of mine is Richard Dawkins
Please do not compare Dawkins to Feynman. Feynman was a giant: his work on path integrals and Feynman diagram truly is titanic. Dawkins, on the other hand, is a 3rd rate intellect who wrote a pop-sci bestseller in the 1970s and has been shamelessly self-promoting since, despite his non-existent contribution to human knowledge.
Feynman was an excellent marketer, and so is Dawkins. However, Feynman was also an excellent scientist, whereas Dawkins is a mere "professional celebrity" (not too above the Kardashians).
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