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Not at the same level, because in a lot of those fields you have to study quite a bit and the more you study the more you realize how much more there is to lear

• sseagull 4y ago
  It’s a humbling experience in the natural sciences. You can study chemistry for 4 years as an undergrad, then 4-6 years as a PhD. Then you go to a conference and even in the small room dedicated to your little sub-sub-discipline, someone can get up and talk about something you have never heard of. The incorrect lesson to take from getting a PhD is that you are really smart and can solve everyone’s problems. The correct lesson is that there are many fields this deep, and you can’t just read a bit and think you are knowledgeable about the whole field.
  • bombcar 4y ago
    As has been said, "An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing."