thre3e comments on Einstein's Arrogance - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thre3e 17 July 2011 09:24:41PM 3 points [-]

Maybe we should also consider that Einstein fully understood the irony in his statement, and was in a humorous mood. After all, what he would do if the attempt to verify did not succeed was not of any import whatever. It was a typical "sell newspaper" question.