blipey
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Joined: June 2006
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| Quote | | Does my understanding become “guano” because I might not know the proper terminology or I fail to appreciate all the subtleties and techniques needed to reach such a conclusion? |
Most likely, yes. Understanding is hard without knowing the subtleties and techniques, though I'm sure you wouldn't agree. There are not many Ramanujans walking around and even he needed to learn the basics to be a contributing member of the mathematical world.
| Quote | | would you try to convince me that I am incapable of understanding the need for an actor to be believable just because I don’t know the details of acting techniques? |
No, I would say that you are incapable of being an actor. And it is no stretch to say that without knowing the basics and techniques of physics, you are incapable of being a physicist. Try not to mix the metaphors.
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But I get the trick question- there isn't any such thing as one molecule of water. -JoeG
And scientists rarely test theories. -Gary Gaulin
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