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It is impossible to truly understand General Relativity after the age of 35.

by meindnoch 2y ago

jimbob45 2y ago
Is the joke because Einstein published his findings on General Relativity at 36?
- whiplash451 2y ago
  Devil's advocate: how many years did it take him to get to publishing this work?
zusammen 2y ago
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ferguess_k 2y ago
It is a possibility I actually agree with, because a true understanding probably requires a lot more than taking some classes. It probably needs a PHD on Cosmology or something else. But let's say a shallow understanding is good enough...even just completing a General Relativity graduate course with good mark is good enough.
- obbie3 2y ago
  You should not have entertained that comment. There is absolutely zero evidence that 35 is some mystical cut off for "understanding." That poster has NO clue what they are talking about. Seriously, feel free to ignore that comment. As for practical advice for learning, you should look into learning how to learn and then spend about 1-2 year habituating to the proper way to acquire knowledge. The science says your (not just you, practically everyone) current intuitions and habits are incorrect; as evidenced by almost everyone in this post. Youtuber Justin Sung is pretty much second to none in terms of a practical program for acquiring these skills. If you want general guidelines to follow to determine who's telling you the truth and who isn't use the following wikipedia article to guide you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_learning#The_principles_of_learning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_learning#The_principles... Note: Simply reading that article and "understanding" what it is saying is not equivalent to having a study program that implements these things, and having a program that implements these things is not the same thing as actually executing on and habituating to said program. This process takes many months to years. Best of luck.

It is impossible to truly understand General Relativity after the age of 35.

jimbob45 2y ago

Is the joke because Einstein published his findings on General Relativity at 36?

whiplash451 2y ago
Devil's advocate: how many years did it take him to get to publishing this work?

zusammen 2y ago

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ferguess_k 2y ago

It is a possibility I actually agree with, because a true understanding probably requires a lot more than taking some classes. It probably needs a PHD on Cosmology or something else. But let's say a shallow understanding is good enough...even just completing a General Relativity graduate course with good mark is good enough.

obbie3 2y ago
You should not have entertained that comment. There is absolutely zero evidence that 35 is some mystical cut off for "understanding." That poster has NO clue what they are talking about. Seriously, feel free to ignore that comment. As for practical advice for learning, you should look into learning how to learn and then spend about 1-2 year habituating to the proper way to acquire knowledge. The science says your (not just you, practically everyone) current intuitions and habits are incorrect; as evidenced by almost everyone in this post. Youtuber Justin Sung is pretty much second to none in terms of a practical program for acquiring these skills. If you want general guidelines to follow to determine who's telling you the truth and who isn't use the following wikipedia article to guide you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_learning#The_principles_of_learning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_learning#The_principles... Note: Simply reading that article and "understanding" what it is saying is not equivalent to having a study program that implements these things, and having a program that implements these things is not the same thing as actually executing on and habituating to said program. This process takes many months to years. Best of luck.