Bertrand Russell, The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, Routledge edition, 2000, ISBN 978-0415228626, Ch. 3: Cambridge, p. 60
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I remember the precise moment, one day in 1894, as I was walking along Trinity Lane, when I saw in a flash (or thought I saw) that the ontological argument is valid. I had gone out to buy a tin of tobacco; on my way back, I suddenly threw it up in the air, and exclaimed as I caught it: "Great Scott, the ontological argument is sound!"
— Bertrand Russell on Ontological argument
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I remember the precise moment, one day in 1894, as I was walking along Trinity Lane, when I saw in a flash (or thought I saw) that the ontological argument is valid. I had gone out to buy a tin of tobacco; on my way back, I suddenly threw it up in the air, and exclaimed as I caught it: "Great Scott, the ontological argument is sound!"" in the context of "Bertrand Russell, The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, Routledge edition, 2000, ISBN 978-0415228626, Ch. 3: Cambridge, p. 60" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
About Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
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