tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post8417626530952372824..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: A child in God's nursery Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-77381037597811985342015-02-10T07:12:03.190-05:002015-02-10T07:12:03.190-05:00Thanks, Steve. :-) I really appreciated these insi...Thanks, Steve. :-) I really appreciated these insightful thoughts about Witten!<br /><br />Although I believe Witten has won just about every major award in physics and math (e.g. Fields Medal), the Nobel Prize has thus far eluded him. Perhaps it's because the Nobel Committee tends to prefer empirical evidence (and arguably rightly so) whereas Witten's best or at least best known work seems to be heavily theory-laden with little proof of concept (so to speak).<br /><br />In addition, if we consider Witten's genius:<br /><br />On the one hand, a mind like Witten's is in and of itself a marvel. To observe him at work may be akin to admiring the Duomo di Milano's architecture and interior design. Only a genius of geniuses could've created such a thing of beauty. Or how could naturalistic neo-Darwinian evolution ever have given us such a mind?<br /><br />On the other hand, if he's an atheist or agnostic, then it's as if the Duomo was occupied by a secular government which cared little about its upkeep or maintenance, and let it fall into disrepair. Its magnificent spires could've ascended towards the stars, but instead they're beaten, weathered, on the edge of ruin.rockingwithhawkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550503108269371174noreply@blogger.com