Jacob Howland

So those are the two. You've anticipated me exactly. Let's go with that good thing, especially, that the world is good, that reality is good. And what do we, now we can even say, well, what do we mean by good? Well, there is some kind of sustaining structure, let's say. And the reason I put it that way, like in other words. Intelligibility? Yeah. But more than that. Yeah, probably more than that.

So those are the two. You've anticipated me exactly. Let's go with that good thing, especially, that the world is good, that reality is good. And what do we, now we can even say, well, what do we mean by good? Well, there is some kind of sustaining structure, let's say. And the reason I put it that way, like in other words. Intelligibility? Yeah. But more than that. Yeah, probably more than that.

But let's take intelligibility just for a second here. One of my favorite books, which I'm now listening to, I read it 30 years ago, is The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes. And what's so great about this book is, I mean, it has many wonderful features. It's a great work of history. It's a great work of sort of explaining physics to educated amateurs.

But let's take intelligibility just for a second here. One of my favorite books, which I'm now listening to, I read it 30 years ago, is The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes. And what's so great about this book is, I mean, it has many wonderful features. It's a great work of history. It's a great work of sort of explaining physics to educated amateurs.

But let's take intelligibility just for a second here. One of my favorite books, which I'm now listening to, I read it 30 years ago, is The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes. And what's so great about this book is, I mean, it has many wonderful features. It's a great work of history. It's a great work of sort of explaining physics to educated amateurs.

But what it focuses on is theoretical physics in the first half of the 20th century. which was almost an academic paradise. You had all these great physicists, and they're working together, and they're discovering things. So they have the atomic theory. At the beginning of the 20th century, an atom, this uncuttable thing from the Greek, can't be cut. And they don't know anything about it, right?

But what it focuses on is theoretical physics in the first half of the 20th century. which was almost an academic paradise. You had all these great physicists, and they're working together, and they're discovering things. So they have the atomic theory. At the beginning of the 20th century, an atom, this uncuttable thing from the Greek, can't be cut. And they don't know anything about it, right?

But what it focuses on is theoretical physics in the first half of the 20th century. which was almost an academic paradise. You had all these great physicists, and they're working together, and they're discovering things. So they have the atomic theory. At the beginning of the 20th century, an atom, this uncuttable thing from the Greek, can't be cut. And they don't know anything about it, right?

And so now they're discovering the nucleus and electrons and protons and neutrons and all this kind of thing. And they're just going around, you know, I mean, the reason I say it's an academic paradise is you go to Cambridge and they say, oh, go to see Rutherford at, you know, this other place. And you go there. Niels Bohr has the, and so they're all collaborating.

And so now they're discovering the nucleus and electrons and protons and neutrons and all this kind of thing. And they're just going around, you know, I mean, the reason I say it's an academic paradise is you go to Cambridge and they say, oh, go to see Rutherford at, you know, this other place. And you go there. Niels Bohr has the, and so they're all collaborating.

And so now they're discovering the nucleus and electrons and protons and neutrons and all this kind of thing. And they're just going around, you know, I mean, the reason I say it's an academic paradise is you go to Cambridge and they say, oh, go to see Rutherford at, you know, this other place. And you go there. Niels Bohr has the, and so they're all collaborating.

But they're convinced that there's a there there, right? And they're convinced that.

But they're convinced that there's a there there, right? And they're convinced that.

But they're convinced that there's a there there, right? And they're convinced that.

And that their quest is worthwhile. And then, of course, all of a sudden it's driven into overdrive because now we're in the war. And now there's possible application, right? But, you know, so there's this kind of faith. There is a faith.

And that their quest is worthwhile. And then, of course, all of a sudden it's driven into overdrive because now we're in the war. And now there's possible application, right? But, you know, so there's this kind of faith. There is a faith.

And that their quest is worthwhile. And then, of course, all of a sudden it's driven into overdrive because now we're in the war. And now there's possible application, right? But, you know, so there's this kind of faith. There is a faith.

Well, I mean, look, in the case of the harnessing of nuclear energy, you have, let us say, a proof of concept, right? That is to say... This is, to me, probably the most dramatic and persuasive indication that science has the capacity to know something fundamental about reality. So, yeah, you know, I mean, their faith paid off in this instance. And

Well, I mean, look, in the case of the harnessing of nuclear energy, you have, let us say, a proof of concept, right? That is to say... This is, to me, probably the most dramatic and persuasive indication that science has the capacity to know something fundamental about reality. So, yeah, you know, I mean, their faith paid off in this instance. And

Well, I mean, look, in the case of the harnessing of nuclear energy, you have, let us say, a proof of concept, right? That is to say... This is, to me, probably the most dramatic and persuasive indication that science has the capacity to know something fundamental about reality. So, yeah, you know, I mean, their faith paid off in this instance. And