<p>162: An acid tongue attacking base scientific educations - seems appropriate. </p>
<p>163: Perhaps the scientific discussion at the wake did not have sufficient gravity for the occasion, or perhaps their confusion stemmed from being drowsy at the wake. </p>
<p>151: Some people whose gifts go toward letters rather than numbers should probably center their core studies around words rather than equations. The study of language and writing seems more than mere scenery to me. I am not sure the destination would be worth reaching if it lacked the scenery. A significant part of evolving technology involves the spreading of creative, artistic, and political ideas to ever wider audiences.</p>