08-16-2016, 04:42 AM
I mean for real, how many people have had their "stupidity" improved by the last 13 telescopes?
Of course, Albert Einstein already pointed out the relationship between the two:
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
Even he recognized that human stupidity is greater than the universe that telescopes hope to study.
The moon kind of surprises me sometimes. I’ll be out at night and I’ll see a nice moon, and say, “Hey, that looks good.” Then I’ll say, “Oh sh-t, I went up there one time!” Kind of surprises me. It’s like there are two Moons, you know—the one that’s usually around, and then that one. - Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut
Of course, Albert Einstein already pointed out the relationship between the two:
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
Even he recognized that human stupidity is greater than the universe that telescopes hope to study.
The moon kind of surprises me sometimes. I’ll be out at night and I’ll see a nice moon, and say, “Hey, that looks good.” Then I’ll say, “Oh sh-t, I went up there one time!” Kind of surprises me. It’s like there are two Moons, you know—the one that’s usually around, and then that one. - Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut
“We do this thing not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy.”