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It is a mistake to believe that the digits 0 and 1, being abstract, represent the immaterial. Quite... the contrary... they stand for something quintessentially concrete.
— Julian Barbour
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is a mistake to believe that the digits 0 and 1, being abstract, represent the immaterial. Quite... the contrary... they stand for something quintessentially concrete." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Julian Barbour
Julian Barbour (born in 1937) is a British physicist with research interests in quantum gravity and the history of science.
About Julian Barbour
Julian Barbour (born in 1937) is a British physicist with research interests in quantum gravity and the history of science.
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