Footnote Physicist

                    “Visions may be moral, political, economic, religious, or social.  In these or other realms, we           sacrifice for our visions and sometimes, if need be, face ruin rather than betray them.  Where           visions conflict irreconcilably, whole societies may be torn apart.  Conflicts of interests dominate           the short run, but conflicts of visions dominate history.                     We will do almost anything for our visions, except think about them.  The purpose of this           book is to think about them.”           – Thomas Sowell I           “The second law of thermodynamics is acknowledged in everyday life, in sayings suc...