On 07 Apr 2015, at 20:19, spudboy100 via Everything List wrote:
I know people who do math really well, I am eternally envious.
Math is the easiest branch to understand; it needs only works to get
the results of the others. I think Gauss said that, and I agree, but
unfortunately math is also used as a modern technic for torturing the
kids, and it indeed makes people believe that it needs some gift or
superiority to appreciate them. Something a bit like that, plus
chance, might be needed to be creative and find a solution of an open
problem, but to understand the works of the other, you can always find
a path which suits you, if you are patient enough.
The task of proving a new interesting theorem can be gigantic, but the
beauty does not reside in that, the beauty are in the results. Only by
being in love with some collection of results, you can develop
familiarity and by chance see a relation missed by your colleagues and
"masters".
What is it that you don't understand in math?
If you work enough you can understand that all machines can understand
and explore the mathematical reality, and that there is for every
taste: the Baroque, the Jazzy, the Classical, the Romantic, the
Dramatic, the Comical, the Thrilling, etc. It is is huge, and if
computationalism is true, just by being, you already solve a math
problem.
The feudalism thing is likely correct but beyond this specific
discussion. They are winning and we are not. I add, sigh!
-----Original Message-----
From: LizR <lizj...@gmail.com>
To: everything-list <everything-list@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tue, Apr 7, 2015 1:11 am
Subject: Re: The Object
By the way, the phrase "above my paygrade" was invented by someone
less intelligent than you to keep you in your place, at least until
they get around to reintroducing full scale feudalism.
Well said Liz.
Bruno
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