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Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
My lord, they say five moons were seen to-night--
Four fixed, and the fifth did whirl about
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My lord, they say five moons were seen to-night--
Four fixed, and the fifth did whirl about
The other four in wondrous motion.
Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we this way and not some other? What does it read more
Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we this way and not some other? What does it mean to be human? Are we capable, if need be, of fundamental change, or do the dead hands of forgotten ancestors impel us in some direction, indiscriminately for good or ill, and beyond our control? Can we alter our character? Can we improve our societies? Can we leave our children a world better than the one that was left to us? Can we free them from the demons that torment us and haunt our civilization? In the long run, are we wise enough to know what changes to make? Can we be trusted with our own future?
There's some ill planet reigns.
I must be patient till the heavens look
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There's some ill planet reigns.
I must be patient till the heavens look
With an aspect more favorable.
At night astronomers agree.
At night astronomers agree.
These earthly godfathers of heaven's light,
That give a name to every fixed star,
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These earthly godfathers of heaven's light,
That give a name to every fixed star,
Have no more profit of their shining nights
Than those that walk and wot not what they are.
Physicists and astronomers see their own implications in the world being round, but to me it means that only one-third read more
Physicists and astronomers see their own implications in the world being round, but to me it means that only one-third of the world is asleep at any given time and the other two-thirds is up to something.
It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.
It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise mother
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise mother
