tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post3695995881810799169..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Martin Gardner, 1914-2010Zenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-86671280625817024322010-06-01T10:44:28.445-07:002010-06-01T10:44:28.445-07:00Like so many others, I loved his SciAm column (I f...Like so many others, I loved his SciAm column (I found Hofstadter a poor substitute), and I credit my introduction to skepticism to reading F&F. It's fascinating to see which of those mid-50s fads have faded unlamented into obscurity, and which have gone on to new heights of bamboozling.Eamon Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262012749524758120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-34483802819285477632010-06-01T09:52:39.754-07:002010-06-01T09:52:39.754-07:00I worked circulation in a public library back in t...I worked circulation in a public library back in the mid-90's when Gardner's book on Urantia was published. One of our regular patrons was both a Gardner fan and a Urantian, so I was curious about the result.<br /><br />You can probably guess: our patron was astounded that Gardner could be so clear-eyed in debunking non-Urantian superstitions and yet blind to the obvious truth of Urantia.<br /><br />And thus rationalism spreads by small steps. Gardner will be missed.Billy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-84175320978229191732010-05-31T18:13:35.856-07:002010-05-31T18:13:35.856-07:00I'll miss his contributions. I have a few of h...I'll miss his contributions. I have a few of his books, and appreciate in particular his "refutation" of the 4-color theorem on April Fool's Day.Miki Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02974670188688656295noreply@blogger.com