As a followup, a nice blog essay on the theme of intellectual contempt for math and science: http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2008/07/26/the-innumeracy-of-in

As a followup, a nice blog essay on the theme of intellectual contempt for math and science: http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2008/07/26/the-innumeracy-of-intellectual/ http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2008/07/26/the-innumeracy... I often wanted to call bullshit on those people too, and reply with something like "I always hated reading" or "What use is Shakespeare, anyway?" Of course, I never did, out of both social politeness and an actual respect for the humanities and what they bring to civilization.