On faith, unbelief, and doubt

I bought this book (1955) at a Church and it’s been a truly magnificent and refreshing read. There seems to be an English translation, but I am not sure how well it’s translated.

First of all, I should make a note: I am not a religious fanatic, but I consider myself religious. Even if your religion is different (or you are not religious at all), I think this book has a lot to offer.

I am aware that discussions about politics and religion can be touchy. Thus, the point of this post is not to persuade you, merely to list the ideas I found interesting in the book.

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Stay Home

I would like to mathematically demonstrate how important it is to stay home in times like these. My article will be a very short version of the cite below. Let’s start with a simple task:

Begin by asking how a rumor might spread among a population. Suppose on Day 1 a single person tells someone else a rumor, and suppose that on every subsequent day, each person who knows the rumor tells exactly one other person the rumor. Have students ponder, discuss and answer questions like: “How many days until 50 people have heard the rumor? 100 people? The whole school? The whole country?Exponential Outbreaks: The Mathematics of Epidemics

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