(& slightly perplexed that they have me down as writing a book about the psychology of religion. Great subject, but I'm not the author! 2/2)
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@michael_nielsen There's an apocryphal story about Steven Weinberg telling Alvin Weinberg that he'll be the famous Weinberg someday. 1/2
@mcnees I don't think that's apocryphal. If I recall correctly SW tells the story (rather apologetically) in "Dreams of a Final Theory".
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@michael_nielsen Really!? If so I've totally forgotten -- I'll have to check my copy later today!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michael_nielsen I heard the story from Alvin (family friend) when I told him I was at UT for grad school.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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