The opposite of truth

by | Sunday, February 07, 2010

Niels Bohr, the 1922 Nobel Laureate in Physics once said:

The opposite of a correct statement is an incorrect statement. The opposite of a profound truth is another profound truth.

I was reminded of this when I saw this TED video. Check it out…

(h/t Andrew Sullivan)

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