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Sadly, all I can find in reference to his purported mathematical genius is a crackpot post by him on physorg: http://lofi.forum.physorg.com/End-Of-Pi-Found_2081

Sadly, all I can find in reference to his purported mathematical genius is a crackpot post by him on physorg: http://lofi.forum.physorg.com/End-Of-Pi-Found_20813.html http://lofi.forum.physorg.com/End-Of-Pi-Found_20813.html. I highly doubt that there have been, or ever will be, any 'mathematical savants'. Being good at arithmetic or drawing fractals does not a mathematical genius make.

krick 12y ago
Oh God. I wonder if that wonderful theory of his was invented before or after his enlightenment. Well, at least it's funny. What's about the rest of your post… You see, I don't think it's about 'mathematical savants' or anything. And, once again, this guy doesn't draw fractals. Anyway, for me it isn't important part about that. "Genius" is just a bold word after all, it means very little if anything at all. Somebody achieved something, or he hasn't, that's all. As it seems to this point with information we have this guy isn't anything but somebody who behaves oddly after damaging his head, which isn't big deal as I believe anybody would agree. Yet if he's loud enough, journals are taking interviews with him, and links to these interviews are posted on HN, and people discuss that magical phenomena with excitement, and he writes a book, and somebody probably buys this book, and somebody with degree in neuroscience writes dubious paper about that and people call it scientifically proven, and some other journalist writes long but pointless article about that, and so on, so on, so on… And even if there was actually something interesting about his case, it's pretty hard to see it now, after all that "mathematical marvel" screaming, especially when no real facts given. I find it sad and much more important than if he is actually a "marvel" or he isn't.

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Sadly, all I can find in reference to his purported mathematical genius is a crackpot post by him on physorg: http://lofi.forum.physorg.com/End-Of-Pi-Found_2081

by GIFtheory 12y ago

krick 12y ago
Oh God. I wonder if that wonderful theory of his was invented before or after his enlightenment. Well, at least it's funny. What's about the rest of your post… You see, I don't think it's about 'mathematical savants' or anything. And, once again, this guy doesn't draw fractals. Anyway, for me it isn't important part about that. "Genius" is just a bold word after all, it means very little if anything at all. Somebody achieved something, or he hasn't, that's all. As it seems to this point with information we have this guy isn't anything but somebody who behaves oddly after damaging his head, which isn't big deal as I believe anybody would agree. Yet if he's loud enough, journals are taking interviews with him, and links to these interviews are posted on HN, and people discuss that magical phenomena with excitement, and he writes a book, and somebody probably buys this book, and somebody with degree in neuroscience writes dubious paper about that and people call it scientifically proven, and some other journalist writes long but pointless article about that, and so on, so on, so on… And even if there was actually something interesting about his case, it's pretty hard to see it now, after all that "mathematical marvel" screaming, especially when no real facts given. I find it sad and much more important than if he is actually a "marvel" or he isn't.