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Yes, but "counter-intuitive" means "probably wrong." There are many great results that are counter-intuitive, but there are vastly more completely stupid ideas
by davidgerard 12y ago
Yes, but "counter-intuitive" means "probably wrong."
There are many great results that are counter-intuitive, but there are vastly more completely stupid ideas that are counter-intuitive. Ask any academic about their green ink file.
Most new ideas are bad. That doesn't mean "give them a serious look", but it does mean "though you probably won't get far with them."
- pluma 12y agoWhat is a "green ink file"? Google isn't helping.
- davidgerard 12y agoA British journalistic term for the frothing of lunatics; may or may not actually be written in green. http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Green_ink http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Green_ink Academics tend to get a lot of correspondence from cranks, often enough to accumulate a collection.