• Fedizen@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    From what I’ve seen Feyman was more than a little pedantic and he liked to emphasize that science doesn’t answer “why” it answers “how”. So if ICP asked that question Feyman would say “take an undergrad physics course because its not easy to explain in a soundbite”

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      2 hours ago

      He was fully conscious that science models behaviour but doesn’t - maybe never will - give the purpose behind it.