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I think of the closing to an essay by Martin Gardner on once mainstream scientific theories, eugenics, Freudism, etc. Which is when evidence is weak then scient
by Gibbon1 6y ago
I think of the closing to an essay by Martin Gardner on once mainstream scientific theories, eugenics, Freudism, etc. Which is when evidence is weak then scientific theory tends to exactly match scientists cultural biases.
With string theory there is no evidence to work off. To me it feels like with nothing better to do everyone in the field is just trying to out math everyone else.
- jjgreen 6y agoUsing "math" as an abbreviation for the noun mathematics always grates a little for us Brits (not that we'd say anything), but as a verb it totally works, I math, you math, he/she maths ...
- rxhernandez 6y agoAnd yet, despite all that annoyance for the ways Americans use the language, a significant number of French derived words are butchered on that side of the pond (e.g. lieutenant).
- redis_mlc 6y ago> Using "math" as an abbreviation for the noun mathematics always grates a little for us Brits Good. But does it grate more than queuing in bread lines for 9 years post-WW2 because national bankruptcy?
- mypalmike 6y agoYou use the word "jumper" for a piece of clothing, so I think we might call it even. :)