Gaede Quotes

“A mathematician believes that describing the speed of Mercury with equations amounts to science.”

“It is the definition of the word 'object' which destroys all religions.”

“A mathematician is an individual who believes that prophesying that his dog will die if he deprives it of food constitutes a prediction.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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).”

“Science is not about making predictions or performing experiments. Science is about explaining.”

“Atheism is the opium of the mathematicians. Atheism is the religion of Mathematics.”

“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.”

“A mathematician says that an electromagnetic wave travels from Andromeda to your eye and that it also extends from Andromeda to your eye.”