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Topic	My fav. thing: serious academics who have dubious Einstein quotes in email sig.
Anteaterking 02/20/18 9:11:44 PM #13:	LordRazziel posted... Maybe cause they like the quote? That's like people who don't like like a music artist because they're mainstream. Kind of pretentious to dismiss something because many people appreciate it. It's not the same as music by any means. Pop music might be vapid, but it's designed in a way to appeal to as many people as it can. On the other hand, half the "value" of a quote is who said it. Using TC's example: "If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" If you didn't attribute this to Einstein, it would be a pretty forgettable quote (and it's sort of stupid regardless). So the only "merit" of this quote is that it's "from Einstein". But if you are an academic, there are more relevant people for you to name-drop quote. --- http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg <cite>Anteaterking posted [p:896465496] in My fav. th... [t:76339953]...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote>Maybe cause they like the quote? That's like people who don't like like a music artist because they're mainstream. Kind of pretentious to dismiss something because many people appreciate it.</quote> It's not the same as music by any means. Pop music might be vapid, but it's designed in a way to appeal to as many people as it can. On the other hand, half the "value" of a quote is who said it. Using TC's example: "If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" If you didn't attribute this to Einstein, it would be a pretty forgettable quote (and it's sort of stupid regardless). So the only "merit" of this quote is that it's "from Einstein". But if you are an academic, there are more relevant people for you to name-drop quote. --- http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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