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Actually, he/she makes quite a bit of sense. And certainly not "clueless". (Aside: using 'with all due respect' does not automatically allow exaggerated and inc
by truetraveller 10y ago
Actually, he/she makes quite a bit of sense. And certainly not "clueless". (Aside: using 'with all due respect' does not automatically allow exaggerated and incorrect statements about an individual; that can be rude).
1) A mathematical "proof" can have bugs in it, just like a function. The more esoteric a proof, the less people to verify, the more likelihood for a bug. This is not a joke and happens a LOT: See this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_color_theorem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_color_theorem
2) And he/she points out very correctly about the horrid use of mathematical notation in papers. Absolutely abysmal. A great paper is literally wasted because of this.