And Anyone Who Thinks They Can Talk

There Are Some Things So Serious You Have To Laugh At Them.

One Thought Spectra Are Marvellous, But It Is Not Possible To Make Progress There. Just As If You Have The Wing Of A Butterfly Then Certainly It Is Very Regular With The Colors And So On, But Nobody Thought One Could Get The Basis Of Biology From The Coloring Of The Wing Of A Butterfly.

Some Things Are So Serious, They Can Only Be Joked About.

A Visitor To Niels Bohr's Country Cottage, Noticing A Horseshoe Hanging On The Wall, Teasing The Eminent Scientist About This Ancient Superstition. "can It Be True That You, Of All People, Believe It Will Bring You Luck?' 'of Course Not,' Replied Bohr, 'but I Understand It Brings You Luck Whether You Believe It Or Not.'

There Is No Hope For Any Speculation That Does Not Look Absurd At First Glance.