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one of my favorite quotes is "Half of the world doesn't know how the other three-quarter lives"Furthermore, P G Wodehouse books also contain numerous quotes by Shakespeare, Marcus Aurelius , and many others. Also Jeeves is known to be a big fan of Spinoza!

also take care that you set realistic goals while exercising and dieting. Gradually increase the toughness of your regime.

I found a BBC interview of P G on this site - http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/writers/12201.shtml

I think Bertrand Russell's views on solipsism are sound. He has written a chapter on it in http://books.google.co.in/books?id=EZ7cv2RsBF0C&lpg=PP1&dq=Human%20Knowledge&pg=PA157#v=onepage&q&f=false" In it he points out that a solipsist shouldn't say "I alone exist" or "I alone have thoughts"...

Same here. The humor isn't directed at me too as I am a 25 year old Indian but still I find it funny.:biggrin: Some of my favorite books are - Code of the Woosters, Right Ho Jeeves , Leave it to Psmith , Summer Lightning , Mulliner Nights .

Any P G Wodehouse fans out there ?? If yes, your favorite quotes! I was just wondering how many of PF people like P G Wodehouse books.

"I had a dream that I was awake but when I woke up I found myself asleep." - Stanley Laurel

I don't think I am the right one to exactly pinpoint the answer to your doubt. But I hope you aren't thinking that the big-bang is an explosion in the same sense as a bomb explosion. The big bang occurred everywhere not at any special point in space. I would suggest you to read the FAQs of the...

This reminds me of the Laurel and Hardy episode http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025591/" . LOL.

Yes. Thanks for these further illustrations. :) And the FAQ article is also good.

that's simply great.

FAQ sub-forums are great! just wanted to say thanks for creating FAQ forum in cosmology and general math. The exposition of concepts is simply awesome in those FAQs. will more of these be coming up ?

Thanks guys and sorry for asking a frequently asked question. Nice explanation by all of you. cheers. :smile:

Will the big bang be seen as 13.7 billion years ago by all observers in the universe regardless of their velocities ? I mean I read that in SR one has to abandon notions of simultaniety. And an event which has already occurred for one observer may be in future for another observer. I guess...