“A mathematician is an individual who believes that prophesying that his dog will die if he deprives it of food constitutes a prediction.”
Bill Gaede“A mathematician makes plans to travel backwards in time through a wormhole to a parallel universe when he can't even make it to Mars with the fastest rocket on hand today.”
Bill Gaede“It is the definition of the word 'object' which destroys all religions.”
Bill Gaede“A mathematician tells you that the wall of warped space prevents the Moon from flying out of its orbit yet can't tell you why an astronaut can go back and forth across that same space.”
Bill Gaede“A mathematician says that an electromagnetic wave travels from Andromeda to your eye and that it also extends from Andromeda to your eye.”
Bill Gaede“There are problems humans cannot solve, to wit: density dependent birth rates, loss of genetic diversity, the overturning of his population pyramid, traveling to the nearest star, and the extinction of Man.”
Bill Gaede“A mathematician believes that describing the speed of Mercury with equations amounts to science.”
Bill Gaede“College is the grinding machine of the Mathematical Establishment, a conveyor belt that takes individuals from one cookie cutter to another so that the product comes within tight control limits out of the assembly line.”
Bill Gaede“Proof' is the hallmark of religion.”
Bill Gaede“Whereas a novice makes moves until he gets checkmated (proof), a Grand Master realizes 20 moves in advance that it’s futile to continue playing (conceptualizing).”
Bill Gaede“Science is not about making predictions or performing experiments. Science is about explaining.”
Bill Gaede