Below are two pieces of dialogue between John Nash and his wife-to-be Alicia from the movie, "A Beautiful Mind." Use them as a jumping off point to reflect on the relationship among knowledge, belief, and proof (a.k.a. justification?).Nash: Alicia, does our relationship warrant long-term commitment? I need some kind of proof, some kind of verifiable, empirical data.
Alicia: I'm sorry, just give me a moment to redefine my girlish notions of romance.
Alicia: How big is the universe?
Nash: Infinite.
Alicia: How do you know?
Nash: I know because all the data indicates it's infinite.
Alicia: But it hasn't been proven yet.
Nash: No.
Alicia: You haven't seen it.
Nash: No.
Alicia: How do you know for sure?
Nash: I don't, I just believe it.
Alicia: It's the same with love I guess.
Most of this last piece of dialogue can be viewed starting at the 52 second mark in the trailer at
| http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2279866649/ |
