A few things that captured me this week

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As for the Labatut book, the consensus is that the author presents us with the idea “that modern science has failed us, and that the human mind is unable to ‘come to grips with [science’s] paradoxes ad contradictions’.” [Page 76]

This latter observation coincides with what I’m experiencing now that YouTube is gathering scads of science-oriented videos for my “enjoyment” or edification, damn them.
 
Within the past few weeks I’ve been subject to a slew of programs about quantum mechanics, space-time, string theory and almost every other facet of science with a heavy dose of mathematics and supposition.
 
And I often think of our pal Dominick here who loves the idea of science and its supposed verities.
 
For me, I’m convinced that scientists, especially physicists, are akin to persons we call schizophrenics; these people are offering suppositions that mimic the ravings of addled minds and supporting their conjectures with mathematical scribblings that are not unlike the wall markings or graffiti of persons who have lost reason.

The suggestions about the Big Bang are as mad as the Hatter’s commentary for Alice in her Wonderland.
 
The thinking is speculation that rivals the worst cases of insanity that load the pages of psychiatry journals, obtuse to the point of sheer madness.
 
Benjamin Labatut’s book also makes that point, a masterpiece of fictional truth that I’m suggesting as a read for Dom and others of you who agree with him.
 
And if you want a supplement to my recent screed about humans eating sentient beings for nourishment, including each other, the article by Filkins about war is a must-read.
 
We humans are a sick, mad lot, one of the worse on this planet. But most of you know that.
 
RR