Jose Marquez <jhereg69 at earthlink.net> writes: > David Silberstein wrote: > > >Of course, then the question arises, how should a *proper* universe be > >designed? > > > >I recently stumbled across an anecdote, which you perhaps know of: > > > > According to a story well known in the physics community, after his > > death in 1958 Pauli was granted an audience with God. Pauli asked > > God why the fine structure constant has the value 1/(137.036...). > > God nodded, went to a blackboard, and began scribbling equations at > > a furious pace. Pauli watched Him with great satisfaction, but soon > > began shaking his head violently... > > > > http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Pauli > I fail to understand the anecdote; specifically, why Pauli would shake > his head violently at what God is scribbling. Because God is getting it *wrong*. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <dd-b at dd-b.net>, <www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <noguns-nomoney.com> <www.dd-b.net/carry/> Photos: <dd-b.lighthunters.net> Snapshots: <www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <dragaera.info/>