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I'm talking at the individual level - humans are socially pressured to conform to their field of study current beliefs (in any field). It takes long periods of
by czbond 6y ago
I'm talking at the individual level - humans are socially pressured to conform to their field of study current beliefs (in any field). It takes long periods of time for ideas that go against the grain to bubble up to become 'mass conscious' within a field. Especially in areas requiring higher mathematics where practitioners can feel inferior.
- throwaway_pdp09 6y agoWhich I'm saying I don't believe. Show me recent examples where it happened, I asked. > Especially in areas requiring higher mathematics I just don't recognise this at all. Why do you say this? The journals are full of new discoveries, my experience with mathematicians is they're a very open and accommodating bunch (ok, it's not my field, but still)