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Why not read the post and cite the parts you find off-the-rails, then?

• threatofrain 6y ago
  Terrence Tao, respected mathematician, doesn't take the time to read most people who send him their work, and in fact has an explicit policy about how he will ignore such requests. And I doubt it's fair to say that mathematical error or amateurism makes you "off the rails". Yet Terrence Tao won't give such people the time of day. What role does Credibility play in conversation?
  • b215826 6y ago
    Did you just compare yourself with Terry Tao? Or are you comparing Glenn Greenwald—a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and one who helped Snowden tell his story—with crackpots who send Tao their papers?
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    • threatofrain 6y ago
      A math amateur is not a crackpot. Being a non-professional means you have credibility issues, not mental issues. After all, a math amateur who is rejected by Tao doesn't necessarily think the math world is in conspiracy. I also would not presume that a math amateur would go on Tucker Carlson's show to talk about the deep state infiltrating the CIA and thwarting Donald Trump. https://youtu.be/l8pkCZBjgrk?t=252 https://youtu.be/l8pkCZBjgrk?t=252
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