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> If you can make up correct sentences about cats and conduct a reasonable conversation about cats, it means that you understand cats. No, plenty of humans can
by Jensson 3y ago
> If you can make up correct sentences about cats and conduct a reasonable conversation about cats, it means that you understand cats.
No, plenty of humans can have reasonable conversations about things with zero understanding about them. We know they don't understand because when put in a situation in practice they fail to use the things they talked about. Understanding means you can apply what you know, not only talk about it.
- throw310822 3y agoIt's interesting, can you give me some examples of such cases?
- namaria 3y agoIf you don't believe that is true, how can you explain programmer recruitment? If discussing something cogently is showing real understanding, any 10 minute discussion would be enough to make a hire decision.