Logicomix

     Gödel's Theorem abolished what would've been the climatic ending to this graphic novel. I read each page and verified my understanding of all of the philosophies and theories that were proposed in my notebook. Doing this intensified my craving for what Russell had been looking for: a completely solid foundation made of logic that's capable of carrying the weight of math and of human conflict. I had soon made variables of my own and wished to farther my thinking with the use of my pen. Russell had a cruel lust for knowledge and for absolute truth; a void that could be filled with only the most concrete things- logic and math.
      Gödel's Theorem states that there will always be unanswerable questions. In relation to the beliefs of Ludwig Wittgenstein- a logician who believed that not all things could be spoken about logically, such as things that cannot be fathomed (the universe, infinity). Because one cannot form a picture of the unfathomable, then we cannot make claims upon what can't be imagined [please correct me if I did not properly convey his philosophy]-  Gödel's Theorem does not completely deny what Wittgenstein believed in. But, in that case of Bertrand Russell, a life's work had been obliterated. Russell longed for a complete understanding which Gödel had denied the existence of.
     Being a man of reason, Russell did not futilely resist. It's odd how one man can disprove what we as mankind have been looking for for a ridiculously long time. At the beginning of the book, mathematicians sneered at Russell's wish to perfectly combine logic and math, the mathematicians continued what, generally, they've been notorious for for many years; an air of stubbornness and superiority. I do not blame the mathematicians though, they're feelings are equal to that of  most people- upon finally finding solid grounds to stand upon, people refuse to or reluctantly move to potentially shaky ground. Many resist revisions in math and science because those are meant to be things that were already completely reliable.  
     The quest of Bertrand Russell embodies the human struggle of finding reason and ethics, logic and math. Humans are curious beings. We search for the answers to our pondering and are not satisfied until an adequate solution if reached. But what if the solution is the fact that there is no solution? Sounds like a Russell's Paradox to me!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russel%27s_paradox