novalis comments on Meditation, insight, and rationality. (Part 1 of 3) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: novalis 29 April 2011 05:47:55PM 1 point [-]

Comment author: [deleted] 30 April 2011 01:46:11AM * 1 point [-]

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.

Attributed to both Alfréd Rényi and Paul Erdős

Comment author: [deleted] 29 April 2011 06:12:59PM 1 point [-]

Heh, coffee (and caffeine in general) is such an ingrained part of the culture here.

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