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Certainty Eludes Us

Posted in History, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 2, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Humans may crave absolute certainty;  they may aspire to it;  they may pretend, as partisans of certain religions do, to have attained it.  But the history of science — by far the most successful claim to knowledge accessible to humans — teaches that the most we can hope for is successive improvement in our understanding, learning from our mistakes, an asymptotic approach to the Universe, but with the proviso that absolute certainty will always elude us.
    —    Carl Sagan
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Click here (2 July) to see the posts of prior years.  I started this blog in late 2009.  Daily posting began in late January 2011.  Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts.

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Strumming And Changing Chords

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 24, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Talent is a pursued interest.  Anything that you’re willing to practice, you can do.
    —     Bob Ross
[Maybe Bob is right, but it sure would be nice if this effortless guitar playing came faster…   Good thing I’m one of those OCD folks who actually enjoys practicing without seeing much improvement.  LoL.    —    kmab]
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Click here (24 May) to see the posts of prior years.  I started this blog in late 2009.  Daily posting began in late January 2011.  Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts.

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Frustrating Incentive

Posted in Guitar, Music, Philosophy, Quotes, Running, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 7, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Frustration is the first step toward improvement.  I have no incentive to improve if I’m content with what I can do and if I’m completely satisfied with my pace, distance and form as a runner.
    —     John “The Penguin” Bingham
From his book:  “No Need For Speed“
[Running is a lot like learning to play guitar.  Or gaining any new skill, I suppose.    —    kmab]
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Click here (7 September) to see the posts of prior years.  I started this blog in late 2009.  Daily posting began in late January 2011.  Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts.

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