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Birthday: 4/21/1979
Gender: Male
Interests: I enjoy pensive discussion and the wilderness consisting of mountains, trees, valleys, lakes, oceans, etc - anything outside! Hiking, fishing, disc golf, camping, rafting, definitely rock climbing!, too.
Expertise: My three biggest passions in life are the Lord, mathematics, and climbing.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Research
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Member Since:
8/30/2005
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| It is August and there is less than one month till I marry the
most pulchritudinous woman the earth has ever encountered, Catherine!
Thank you, Lord, for her. On another note, I would like to take this time to share a
quote for you all...
"How or what does it benefit me to share my faith with
you in hope that you will convert and find what I have found? Yet, I find myself torn, because I dearly and
deeply desire you to discover what I have. On the other hand for you, you may have never
sought for an answer, researched for the truth with an open mind, or
experienced what I have. So, please do
not disclose what I believe as I do so for you by recalling my previous
lifestyle and lack of belief. Lastly
when pondering my entire life, I will summarize that there did not exist any
moment or experience better than the instant that I accepted and prayed for
Christ to enter my life.”
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| Another mundane day ticks away here at home. Today I was supposed to work with my brother and later go fishing with Mike and Kaylyn. Yet, the perpetually pounding rain continues outside. It appears that my anticipated excursion may be completely cancelled.
(I uploaded some photos fyi. Berserk-ness.)
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| Here are some interesting remarks about David Hilbert, an emminent mathematician from the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Below will list a book and quote from that book.
(if interested in reading the a verbose site with more info http://darwin.nap.edu/books/0309085497/html/184.html
Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the
Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics
he continued, in spite of the
fact that this young man’s proof of the Riemann Hypothesis contained an
error, it was still possible that some day a proof of the famous
problem would be obtained along the lines which the deceased had
indicated. “In fact,” he continued with enthusiasm, standing there in
the rain by the dead student’s grave, “let us consider a function of a
complex variable….”
Martin Davis’s book
The Universal Computer.
Hilbert was seen day after day in torn
trousers, a source of embarrassment to many. The task of tactfully
informing Hilbert of the situation was delegated to his assistant,
Richard Courant. Knowing the pleasure Hilbert took in strolls in the
countryside while talking mathematics, Courant invited him for a walk.
Courant managed matters so that the pair walked through some thorny
bushes, at which point Courant informed Hilbert that he had evidently
torn his pants on one of the bushes. “Oh no,” Hilbert replied, “they’ve
been that way for weeks, but nobody notices.”
A Prime Obsession
One of Hilbert’s students stopped showing
up to classes. On enquiring the reason, Hilbert was told that the
student had left the university to become a poet. Hilbert: “I can’t say
I’m surprised. I never thought he had enough imagination to be a
mathematician.”
(more desultory information)
Hilbert was not, by the way, Jewish, though his given
name, unusual among German gentiles, brought him under suspicion in the
Hitler years. His paternal ancestors belonged to a fundamentalist
Protestant sect called Pietists, who favored Old Testament and
hortatory names. Hilbert’s grandfather rejoiced in the names David
Fürchtegott Leberecht (i.e., Fear God Live Right) Hilbert. | | |
| Check out the stripe job! Boo yeah!
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| Regarding the gospel of Judas, I found this well-informed article on Talbot School of Theology's website. I hope you immensly enjoy this slightly erudite article. Read it, and let me know what you think. Also, forward it to others.
DAN
P.S. It requires Adobe Acrobat 6.0 or later to view this. If someone does not have this, then they are in serious need of a caretaker. Otherwise, go to Talbot's homepage and view it there.
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