Or a mathematician.
He did say “all exact science”, a phrasing I think he probably chose carefully, so I’d charitably interpret the remark as being about people uttering purported scientific truths.
http://xkcd.com/263/
I hope no-one takes the title-text of that as a challenge.
I actually did when I read it. If I ever get into an argument about the merits of racial segregation my speech is now prepared!
I think it’s safe to say that Bertrand Russell knew about mathematicians, as he was one himself. :-)
Or a mathematician.
He did say “all exact science”, a phrasing I think he probably chose carefully, so I’d charitably interpret the remark as being about people uttering purported scientific truths.
http://xkcd.com/263/
I hope no-one takes the title-text of that as a challenge.
I actually did when I read it. If I ever get into an argument about the merits of racial segregation my speech is now prepared!
I think it’s safe to say that Bertrand Russell knew about mathematicians, as he was one himself. :-)