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As I read it, your argument boils down to: > When a student who likes literature does poorly in mathematics, it is because he is not clever enough. > When a s

• BiteCode_dev 3y ago
  > If you truly believe this Well, I've tried sincerely to find out what was difficult about philosophy for many years. Have you done the same with math? > because I think your position to discuss such things is made untenable by the obvious contempt in which you hold the humanities. You assume I was a math head, and that I have disdain from humanities. That's a total projection which tells me you are not being objective in this discussion. So you are right, it's a good thing we stop there. But for the record I actually like humanities. Just because you think a topic is harder than another doesn't mean you prefer one. I don't even particularly like math, and I'm very bad at it. I'm probably better than the average Joe, but I'm way better at writing than at calculating. And I enjoy reading philosophy and sociology. It's ironic that someone in humanities can be so judgmental of its fellow human, and in a very black and white way.