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I really and truly appreciate your love of pure math for math's sake, but... Tom Send a noteboard - 21/09/2011 11:10:03 PM
The real problem seems to be that people can't apply any knowledge to the world. Children learn biology but still believe in Creationism. They learn physics but they still believe outlandish 9/11 theories. The failure is the logical application of their knowledge.

Of course, it couldn't hurt to throw in a lot more pure mathematics as well, since Americans are so terrible at math.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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We really need to have Logic as a course in high schools. Tom - 20/09/2011 06:50:36 AM 1399 Views
Logic classes would be good in schools. Timthetrolloc - 20/09/2011 10:23:56 AM 934 Views
Ugh. Ghavrel - 20/09/2011 11:30:59 AM 969 Views
Re: Ugh. Timthetrolloc - 21/09/2011 12:03:31 AM 893 Views
Something tells me that no matter who answered your questions you wouldn't believe anyway. everynametaken - 21/09/2011 02:16:52 AM 884 Views
this is a controlled demolition Timthetrolloc - 21/09/2011 12:20:09 AM 1014 Views
That is an incredibly stupid argument. Tom - 21/09/2011 01:12:38 AM 945 Views
I've seen controlled demolitions in person. They happen in the opposite order of the WTC collapses. Ghavrel - 21/09/2011 03:54:35 AM 971 Views
Asking questions is never wrong. ironclad - 20/09/2011 12:22:22 PM 853 Views
Re: Asking questions is never wrong. Timthetrolloc - 20/09/2011 11:57:04 PM 1017 Views
Agreed Camilla - 20/09/2011 01:09:40 PM 897 Views
I've long advocated this for the reasons Tom states as well as others. Joel - 21/09/2011 06:49:28 AM 832 Views
I don't know if the Internet is degrading skills, or just giving stupid people a voice beetnemesis - 20/09/2011 02:33:24 PM 969 Views
There is compelling evidence that 9/11 was not what it seemed Dark Knight - 20/09/2011 03:06:58 PM 954 Views
No, there is not. Tom - 20/09/2011 03:19:43 PM 1042 Views
Well, the circumstances were odd at least Dark Knight - 20/09/2011 03:26:40 PM 932 Views
As far as conspiracies go ... Nate - 20/09/2011 03:36:35 PM 1023 Views
what would be the motive for the US doing something that stupid? random thoughts - 20/09/2011 04:40:31 PM 833 Views
I'm not sure you got my gist. Nate - 20/09/2011 04:46:28 PM 882 Views
I don't think there is any evidience that Bush wanted to attack Iraq before 9-11 random thoughts - 20/09/2011 05:21:09 PM 897 Views
Um. Well, sure, that would be true. If you ignored all the evidence. Nate - 20/09/2011 05:45:23 PM 965 Views
Well if you had argued that some Bush advisers wanted to attack Iraq I would have agreed random thoughts - 20/09/2011 06:35:07 PM 935 Views
But that's what I DID argue. Nate - 20/09/2011 06:47:17 PM 919 Views
sorry but you need to be more precise in your terms random thoughts - 21/09/2011 02:37:36 PM 964 Views
I've always seen them as separate. Nate - 21/09/2011 03:33:14 PM 780 Views
and that is why I decided to drop it random thoughts - 21/09/2011 04:07:02 PM 951 Views
Heh. Nate - 21/09/2011 04:15:34 PM 887 Views
And the explicit statement of a Bush Cabinet member. Joel - 21/09/2011 06:59:47 AM 1015 Views
I'm still annoyed. Nate - 21/09/2011 01:58:38 PM 820 Views
I stopped responfding when suddenly realized I didn't want to be in a Bush Iraq war debate random thoughts - 21/09/2011 02:53:29 PM 827 Views
Admitting error is a sign of weakness; Don Draper said so. Joel - 21/09/2011 05:37:31 PM 858 Views
and I pointed that it was was just continuin gthe Clinton policy random thoughts - 21/09/2011 02:30:13 PM 905 Views
Even if that were true, it would still be flip flopping on a central Bush platform plank. Joel - 21/09/2011 05:45:10 PM 942 Views
In addition: Nate - 20/09/2011 05:57:33 PM 1026 Views
sorry but that is nothing more than a simple statement of fact random thoughts - 20/09/2011 06:40:51 PM 963 Views
This is very frustrating. Nate - 20/09/2011 07:05:48 PM 912 Views
For the war on terror? Dark Knight - 20/09/2011 04:49:12 PM 964 Views
And what was the war on terror supposed to accomplish? random thoughts - 20/09/2011 05:12:11 PM 903 Views
That contradicts the evidence. Tom - 20/09/2011 06:15:48 PM 929 Views
Excuse me? Macharius - 20/09/2011 08:22:21 PM 991 Views
Huh? Dark Knight - 20/09/2011 08:57:14 PM 968 Views
the problem with any other theory is the make no sense random thoughts - 20/09/2011 04:36:02 PM 884 Views
Contemplate this.... Jeordam - 20/09/2011 04:27:52 PM 913 Views
You just did not go Star Trek on me Dark Knight - 20/09/2011 04:44:28 PM 929 Views
And how did you know... Jeordam - 20/09/2011 05:17:10 PM 1013 Views
Re: And how did you know... Timthetrolloc - 21/09/2011 12:16:26 AM 1005 Views
You should watch the pilot episode of the X-Files spin-off series The Lone Gunmen. TaskmasterJack - 20/09/2011 08:19:15 PM 958 Views
humans tend to be very bad at critical thinking random thoughts - 20/09/2011 04:58:43 PM 865 Views
Won't help Praziquantel - 20/09/2011 08:15:36 PM 942 Views
Make 'em all take debate. nossy - 20/09/2011 08:23:37 PM 889 Views
Would madam like a cane? Elaine - 20/09/2011 09:19:53 PM 1031 Views
Maybe a walker with tennis balls on the bottom. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 20/09/2011 10:33:39 PM 425 Views
Do you think it would help? aerocontrols - 21/09/2011 12:09:42 AM 884 Views
Re: We really need to have Logic as a course in high schools. Timthetrolloc - 21/09/2011 12:10:08 AM 917 Views
Yeah, and the 100,000 pounds of sudden extra weight slammed into the towers at 400 mph...? Tom - 21/09/2011 01:05:18 AM 896 Views
Not actually the best example Isaac - 21/09/2011 01:56:03 AM 880 Views
what about the hole it cut into the frame of the building? random thoughts - 21/09/2011 03:23:07 AM 907 Views
Wouldn't make much difference Isaac - 21/09/2011 04:08:27 AM 919 Views
OK thanks *NM* random thoughts - 21/09/2011 02:55:52 PM 473 Views
The fireproofing was scraped off the steel by the crash, so the beams melted. Aeryn - 21/09/2011 07:35:08 PM 1100 Views
Re: Yeah, and the 100,000 pounds of sudden extra weight slammed into the towers at 400 mph...? Timthetrolloc - 21/09/2011 03:02:19 AM 929 Views
But how else would they fall down? Aeryn - 21/09/2011 07:42:27 PM 801 Views
You would force Euler on to the masses? Two Wongs - 21/09/2011 03:21:40 PM 960 Views
You could still argue. Vivien - 21/09/2011 04:06:51 PM 833 Views
I didn't mean to imply that it is no fun to argue with a like-minded person Two Wongs - 21/09/2011 04:15:47 PM 851 Views
Eh, nobody uses pure logic all of the time anyway. Vivien - 21/09/2011 10:43:51 PM 927 Views
Or they could just do more math. Cold, hard, beautiful math. Vivien - 21/09/2011 04:01:05 PM 840 Views
I love geometry proofs. Nate - 21/09/2011 04:10:57 PM 975 Views
Me too <3 proofs! *NM* LaSombra - 21/09/2011 07:55:38 PM 458 Views
For pure enjoyment, here's a non math version. Vivien - 21/09/2011 10:10:40 PM 882 Views
+1 *NM* Isaac - 21/09/2011 07:59:57 PM 401 Views
Now we are talking... Everyone can benefit from some basic Euclid. jh - 21/09/2011 08:32:17 PM 1106 Views
Ha. Ha. Vivien - 21/09/2011 09:56:38 PM 900 Views
As a follower of Cthulhu, I strongly disagree. Tom - 21/09/2011 11:13:55 PM 1086 Views
I really and truly appreciate your love of pure math for math's sake, but... Tom - 21/09/2011 11:10:03 PM 877 Views
Well, it requires a lot more science to really dispute things than HS can give someone Isaac - 21/09/2011 11:28:29 PM 897 Views
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