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Getting Inside Einstein's Head

Posted by Hemos on from the looking-through-them-all dept.

su-geek writes "'The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible,' Albert Einstein once remarked. Today many scientific documents and personal papers detailing the thoughts and emotions of our favorite physicist will be available at 3PM EST you can access the Einstein Archives Online. Also, Wired is running an article"

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  1. Inevitable Theist Onslaught by limekiller4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The first creationist who takes this opportunity to reply and infer that Einstein's "god does not play dice" comment is tacit proof of god is going to get beat with a dusty 1200 baud modem.

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    1. Re:Inevitable Theist Onslaught by JonnyElvis42 · · Score: 4, Funny

      The first creationist who takes this opportunity to reply and infer that Einstein's "god does not play dice" comment is tacit proof of god is going to get beat with a dusty 1200 baud modem.

      Damnit! I knew there was a better way to clean off a dusty modem than with a rag. Now why didn't I think of that, and why did you never tell me?
      As for "god does not play dice" being tacit proof of God, heck, that's not even tacit proof of dice.

  2. Ask Slashdot? by dogfart · · Score: 4, Funny
    While I would applaud adding Dr. Einstein to the illustrious list of "Ask Slashdot" contributors, this is difficult to do for someone who has been dead 48 years

    Better luck with the "cowboy neal" option

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  3. Re:hmmm.. by JonnyElvis42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is anyone actually going to post ontopic to this story?

    I'm sorry, but what does "on topic" mean again? I think I missed the article that defined that.

  4. special relativity...wow by selderrr · · Score: 5, Funny

    You gotta give it to the man for taking up challenges : as if this relativity stuff isn't complicated enough, he even wrote it in german !

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  5. Nah by threephaseboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Its probably a dupe from 48+ years ago.

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  6. Could This Wait Till Next Week? by LordYUK · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't have time to ponder relativity...

    I'm still trying to figure out if there's really a spoon...

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  7. Re:A More Dignified Einstein? by DaveAtFraud · · Score: 4, Funny

    Once you can accept the universe as being something expanding into an infinite nothing which is something, wearing stripes with plaid is easy.

    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

    --Einstein

    The man had a real sense of humor.

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    They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty.
    Ben
  8. Not only does God play dice, he .... by burgburgburg · · Score: 4, Funny

    uses 12 sided dice and now I owe him $15,000 and a Chrysler LeBaron.

  9. Arghh! by einstein · · Score: 4, Funny

    Get Out of My Head!!

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