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I'm not sure what your point is. People use tools without understanding the underlying principles all the time, frequently in ways that are more (tangibly) prac
by sidlls 9y ago
I'm not sure what your point is. People use tools without understanding the underlying principles all the time, frequently in ways that are more (tangibly) practical and interesting than a person who does would use them.
- mhb 9y agoPresumably his point is that you can be more effective at something if you understand it at a level one level below the one at which you are working.
- sidlls 9y agoI'd say that depends entirely on context. It also has diminishing value each "level" one goes. I mean, understanding quantum degeneracy pressure doesn't make physicists more effective at being solid.
- chombier 9y agoI think his point is about reinventing the wheel due to insufficient theoretical background.