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I was a bold teenager who had flashes of insight. I am now a retired mathematician who is not as fast but still original.
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Welcome, Are you related to _The_ Paul Erdos?
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He didn't have any children. I'm just trying to keep a low profile.
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That's not a 'no'... you could be one-and-the-same.paulerdos said:
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Oh. He's dead.
My bad.
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Do human rules apply to Erdos? He was a MartianDaveC426913 said:That's not a 'no'... you could be one-and-the-same.
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Oh. He's dead.
My bad.
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Which would make one heck of score! 
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OTOH, sometimes it may be an advantage as in the case of Richard Feynman:
"When I see equations, I see the letters in colors. I don't know why. I see vague pictures of Bessel functions with light-tan j's, slightly violet-bluish n's, and dark brown x's flying around."
"When I see equations, I see the letters in colors. I don't know why. I see vague pictures of Bessel functions with light-tan j's, slightly violet-bluish n's, and dark brown x's flying around."
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Apropos, incidentally and completely off-topic:
I've always loved those verses from the bible where his own family outright calls the historical Jesus nuts and throw him out on the street because of his megalomania, or whatever:
John 1:11
John 7:5
I've always loved those verses from the bible where his own family outright calls the historical Jesus nuts and throw him out on the street because of his megalomania, or whatever:
John 1:11
John 7:5
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This intro thread is closed temporarily for Moderation. It looks like the side discussion about Erdos should be spun off as its own thread. If anybody has a suggestion where to make the split, please send me a DM. Thanks.