If we knew exactly the laws of nature and the situation of the universe at the initial moment, we could predict exactly the situation of the same universe at a succeeding moment.
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It is the harmony of the diverse parts, their symmetry, their happy balance; in a word it is all that introduces order, all that gives unity, that permits us to see clearly and to comprehend at once both the ensemble and the details.Henri Poincare
A small error in the former will produce an enormous error in the latter.
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How is an error possible in mathematics?
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A sane mind should not be guilty of a logical fallacy, yet there are very fine minds incapable of following mathematical demonstrations.
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What is it indeed that gives us the feeling of elegance in a solution, in a demonstration?
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Thought is only a flash between two long nights, but this flash is everything.
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