Philosophy
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A homeless man is on trial in San Mateo County on charges that he smacked a fellow transient in the face with a skateboard as the victim was engaged in a conversation about quantum physics, authorities said Wednesday.
Jason Everett Keller, 40, allegedly accosted another homeless man, Stephan Fava, on the 200 block of Grand Avenue in South San Francisco about 1:45 p.m. March 30.
At the time, Fava was chatting with an acquaintance, who is also homeless, about "quantum physics and the splitting of atoms," according to prosecutors.
Keller joined in the conversation and, for reasons unknown, got upset, authorities said. He picked up his skateboard and hit Fava in the face with it, splitting his lip, prosecutors said.
Fava also fell and broke his ankle, although how this happened wasn't known, authorities said.
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Philosophy
Quantum physics "smackdown" in South San Francisco
Most interesting. Who is Jason Everett Keller? What was the crux of the argument? Such passionate arguments among the homeless.
"Physics discussion ends in skateboard attack"
by
Henry K. Lee
June 25th, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle
by
Henry K. Lee
June 25th, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle
A homeless man is on trial in San Mateo County on charges that he smacked a fellow transient in the face with a skateboard as the victim was engaged in a conversation about quantum physics, authorities said Wednesday.
Jason Everett Keller, 40, allegedly accosted another homeless man, Stephan Fava, on the 200 block of Grand Avenue in South San Francisco about 1:45 p.m. March 30.
At the time, Fava was chatting with an acquaintance, who is also homeless, about "quantum physics and the splitting of atoms," according to prosecutors.
Keller joined in the conversation and, for reasons unknown, got upset, authorities said. He picked up his skateboard and hit Fava in the face with it, splitting his lip, prosecutors said.
Fava also fell and broke his ankle, although how this happened wasn't known, authorities said.
- An Argument For "classical Physics" Or An Argument Against "theoretical Physics"
Abstract... In this paper, it is argued that theoretical physics is more akin to an organism than to a rigid structure. It is in this sense that the epithet, “sick”, applies to it. It is argued that classical physics is a model of a healthy science,...
- Necessary Force And The "castle Doctrine"
This is not a simple issue of "self-protection" or "might makes right" [aka "survival of the fittest"] but one of deep ethical decisions by individuals that may not be capable of swiftly evaluating a threatening [?] situation. Some situations are quite...
- Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics "...is an independent, resident-based research institute devoted to foundational issues in theoretical physics...." And I read that Stephen Hawking will participate soon. What happened to "experimental physics"?...
- "parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives"--yawn
Hugh Everett III November 11th, 1930 to July 19th, 1982 Yawn. "Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives"...better than Sominex. Hugh Everett III's contribution to theoretical physics was minimally obligatory and I suppose the purpose was to discuss relationships...
- Dinosaur Extinction--"the Great Chicxulub Debate"
Gerta Keller It is popular to believe that the extinction of the dinosaurs was the result of a catastrophic event roughly 65 million years ago [Cretaceous-Tertiary (KT) extinction]. One of the more controversial and documented hypotheses has been "The...