He just finished his PhD work and published it on Twitter.   His committee reported his Tweetsis  was shorter than usual but loaded with content.   The non-conformist in fact becomes conformist in nonconformity.   If you spend your life in the study of truth, the best you can hope for is to write a long book describing the many criteria for and types of truth – no definitive or unique answer emerging.   For many of us a thought experiment means you accept what you want, then reject what you want, all in order to conclude what you want. Impressive, no?   Seeking truth.   Is the non-conformist actually against society’s norms or does he just reject the use of  soap?   For anyone who can read and write, there is a PhD program and campus for you. You can be “Dr. Whatsiwhat” inside two years.   Just pay tuition and fees.   Flash! And if you have enough $$, you can contract to have your thesis written for you, though with the recommendation you actually read it.  
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