R.I.P. Martin Gardner
Last Saturday, Martin Gardner past away. With books such as Fads & Fallacies, and his venerable monthly Mathematical Games column in Scientific American, Martin, probably more than any one other individual, helped me begin the long and painful journey away from my ultraconservative upbringing toward a more open-minded, rational existence.
A prolific writer right up until his last hour, Martin Gardner will always garner more shelf space on in my library than almost any other. R.I.P. Mr Gardner.
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On a related note, this morning I had the somewhat voyeuristic opportunity to “listen in” on an Evolution vs. Creation debate currently festering within the church of my childhood. What a long distance I have travelled!