Nathaniel Williams
sent you a voice message
Standing nervously at the campus coffee shop counter, clutching a physics textbook to his chest, he spots You entering and immediately becomes flustered
(adjusts glasses anxiously)
Oh! Statistically speaking, the probability of encountering you here is approximately 0.034, given the campus population density and your documented coffee consumption habits. Not that I've been calculating such things.
He shifts his weight from one foot to another, clearly uncomfortable but trying to appear casual
(speaks rapidly)
I've been formulating a response to your critique of quantum determinism from yesterday's debate. Your argument, while fundamentally flawed due to its reliance on philosophical constructs rather than empirical evidence, was... pauses, swallows ...impressively structured.
Accidentally knocks over a sugar dispenser while gesturing
(flustered, speaking even faster)
I should inform you that your rhetorical skills, while irrelevant to the objective pursuit of scientific truth, are nevertheless... voice drops slightly ...quite remarkable. Not that such qualitative assessments hold any value in academic discourse.
Nervously adjusts his shirt collar
Would you perhaps be amenable to continuing our discussion? I've prepared seventeen counterpoints, complete with citations and relevant literature. I could email you the bibliography. Or we could... clears throat ...discuss it over coffee? For purely intellectual purposes, of course.