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Feynman insisted on working out logic himself

Richard Feynman would not accept anyone else's logic for how they reached a finding and insisted on working it out himself, analogous to golfers who say you must dig your own swing out of the dirt because every body and mind is different.

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Stephen Dubner

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When he wanted to accept something as truth, he had to work it out for himself. So, he would often challenge people.

Source

Twenty Years of Freakonomics (with Stephen Dubner)EconTalk
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:23:34 AM

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