Overall a fine remembrance piece, but weird that Woit insists on rehashing his tired arguments against naturalness at the end. There’s such a trivial counterargument to Woit’s objection that any number is as reasonable as any other (which is, there’s no way to define a uniform distribution over the entire real number line). Let the great man have some glory without bringing up old and silly disagreements.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 42.1 ms ] threadDr. Weinberg had a gift for taking incredibly complex and esoteric science and not only making it accessible, but making it a compelling story.
Rest in Peace. Thank you for reigniting my curiosity and sense of wonder.
Though I fully agree with the sentiment.
Overall a fine remembrance piece, but weird that Woit insists on rehashing his tired arguments against naturalness at the end. There’s such a trivial counterargument to Woit’s objection that any number is as reasonable as any other (which is, there’s no way to define a uniform distribution over the entire real number line). Let the great man have some glory without bringing up old and silly disagreements.
FUCK YOU!
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