Godel, Kurt
1906-1978 71 years
1906-1978 71 years
aka: Goedel
Austrian mathematician, logician, theorist...
born in Austria-Hungary, now the Czech Republic
studies in Europe
came to the US and became a naturalized citizen
prior to WWll
taught at American universities
married, no children
developed a paranoia in later years, fearing his
food might be poisoned, and essentially starved
himself to death in a hospital by refusing to eat.
Austrian mathematician, logician, theorist...
born in Austria-Hungary, now the Czech Republic
studies in Europe
came to the US and became a naturalized citizen
prior to WWll
taught at American universities
married, no children
developed a paranoia in later years, fearing his
food might be poisoned, and essentially starved
himself to death in a hospital by refusing to eat.
| ...And Godel’s criticism is that two things in existence are never exactly the same; something is always different. You cannot find two people the same; you cannot find even two leaves in the whole forest exactly the same. Then how can two leaves which are not equal, together with two other leaves which are also not equal, be four? They can be three, they can be five, they can be anything, but not four! And I understand Godel is right. Of course my understanding comes from a totally different dimension. To me, Godel is more appealing because that makes existence mysterious. You cannot even count on such simple answers as two and two are four. Everything is pragmatic. But as far as reality is concerned, it remains unknowable... --Osho Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master, ch. 16 |
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