ocr: TURTLES ALL THEWAY DOWN There is a story from around the turn ofthe century, attrib- uted to either Bertrand Russell or William James, that gives an amusing version ofhow the world is ordered. During a. lecture on astronomy, Russell (orjames) began to talkin a very elementary way about how the earth revolves around the sun, and the sun's place as a star in our galaxy. At the end ofhis lecture, an old lady stood up and shookher finger at him. What you have toldi us heretodayi is pure rubbish - !" she said. The world - is alarge flat plate, resting on the back of a turtle." Russell (orJames) dec ...
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