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My girlfriend is a biologist and this kind of misunderstanding is IMHO the fundamental difference between a biologist and a programmer. Biology is way fuzzier t
by TomMarius 7y ago
My girlfriend is a biologist and this kind of misunderstanding is IMHO the fundamental difference between a biologist and a programmer. Biology is way fuzzier than computers and that's always the default stance.
- dmix 7y agoAgreed, I took an online "great courses" in chemistry and I had so many "but why?" questions I had to stop. I was spending far too long going down Wikipedia rabbit holes. You need to have a particular tolerance for not understanding it all and work with a sort of bayesian estimation of understanding as you move forward.
- mirimir 7y agoThat's actually why I switched from physical chemistry to biology. I'm not good with abstract math, and I didn't want to be stuck relying on theoretical stuff that I didn't understand completely. But TFA isn't about biology. At least, primarily. It's about emulating chemistry that led to the first life forms.