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LukeJavan8 #230715 10/17/20 08:18 PM
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Nations sometimes get the government they deserve — does that describe us? (11)

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Us British, alas, some nations consider arrogant because of our colonial past. (12)

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Past, present and future all exist simultaneously, according to some interpretations of relativity. (13)

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Relativity involves the concept of spacetime, which many people unfamiliar with physics find confusing. (14)

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Confusing and convoluting as the concept of space-time is, I still relish the concept. (15)


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LukeJavan8 #230726 10/24/20 11:25 PM
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concept-wise many people are confused by the duality inherent in quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle. (2⁴)

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Principle should be tempered with pragmatism: do not let the best be the enemy of the good. (17)

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Good times will return if we can beat Covid, but all these variants make that far from certain. (18)

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Certain actions Covid has forced upon us, like masks, social distancing, isolating, have made life quite cumbersome for many. (19)


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LukeJavan8 #231060 04/22/21 04:41 AM
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Many ills comparable to Covid have befallen the human race at various times in the past, as historical records show. (20)

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