@meagloth: I suspect that the way you dress is much more heavily influenced by contemporary culture than you're acknowledging. And @DreadKhan is right that tights are comfortable. Honestly, I underst… (View Post)

That made me think of some peripherally related stuff about the "anthropological" nature of numbers. First, brains treat very small numbers (maybe 1, 2, and 3) differently from larger numbe… (View Post)

@GreenWarlock If you're in your 40s, then you are *way* too young to have given up. I agree with you that finding a partner usually requires being proactive, and I don't see any reason not to apply t… (View Post)

There it is! Like I said, every philosopher of science who writes about the demarcation problem must be feeling pretty foolish right now. (View Post)

I can definitely design an experiment that will fail to disprove that all physics is dictated by mathematics. It might involve some bean sprouts or a Play-Doh volcano. (View Post)