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> Math, physics, chemistry won't change. The whole beauty of science is that it doesn't ever claim to have static, absolute answers - it's constantly growing a
by drewcoo 3y ago
> Math, physics, chemistry won't change.
The whole beauty of science is that it doesn't ever claim to have static, absolute answers - it's constantly growing and changing as we learn more about everything.
Likewise, the humanities are always growing and changing and being reinterpreted, reflecting what and how we can understand now.
> Who knows if software will be nearly recognizable in 10-20 years from now
Software goes through rapid cycles of invention and forgetting what's come before. Its totem animal is a Nobel laureate goldfish. That doesn't change.
- Tainnor 3y ago> The whole beauty of science is that it doesn't ever claim to have static, absolute answers That's wrong for maths and, by extension, theoretical CS. I mean, sure, some of the answers come with caveats ("assuming P!= NP", etc.), and in theory, all of mathematics could be proven inconsistent (but that to me is completely unreasonable to believe), but for all intents and purposes, these answers are static and absolute.
- ornornor 3y ago> forgetting what's come before. Its totem animal is a Nobel laureate goldfish Goldfish have good memories it turns out: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-63242200 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-63242200