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In the discussion thread: Math whiz chooses small religious school in Queens over Ivy League [View all]

Wed May 9, 2012, 06:00 PM

AlbertCat (10,513 posts)

4. The 20-year-old chose the Lander College for Men

Maybe he doesn't get along with girls.

Maybe he can't take the competition of an Ivy League school.

Who cares?

Hope he has fun!

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Math whiz chooses small religious school in Queens over Ivy League [View all]	rug	May 2012	OP
And the vast majority of Newton's writings were either religious tracts or alchemical	intaglio	May 2012	#1
You assume two things:	rug	May 2012	#2
Hey whatever's right for him is good	dmallind	May 2012	#3
The 20-year-old chose the Lander College for Men	AlbertCat	May 2012	#4
You should look up the school.	rug	May 2012	#5
You should look up the school.	AlbertCat	May 2012	#6
Ah, I thought you'd want content in your post.	rug	May 2012	#7
Ah, I thought you'd want content in your post.	AlbertCat	May 2012	#8
This makes me think of the movie "Pi"	kentauros	May 2012	#9
That's a fine movie.	rug	May 2012	#10
At first, the voice-over in that trailer	kentauros	May 2012	#15
So he's a Math whizz and a Jew. And...?	mr blur	May 2012	#11
He's a particularly religious person and he's a particularly adept mathematician.	rug	May 2012	#12
About his religion yes	dmallind	May 2012	#16
Are you making the argument that one can't be a believer and a mathematician?	cbayer	May 2012	#17
Good lord no - Newton schnookers that one for a start, among many	dmallind	May 2012	#18
Ok, I see what you are saying.	cbayer	May 2012	#19
That's not true at all.	bananas	May 2012	#43
Actually, it is.	eqfan592	May 2012	#48
Nope.	bananas	May 2012	#51
The very first sentence of your post was false.	eqfan592	May 2012	#53
No, it wasn't false.	bananas	May 2012	#55
No, I did not even imply any such thing.	eqfan592	May 2012	#63
I see. He must disable his reason when he prays.	rug	May 2012	#20
When he decides that there is a god there to pray to, he must not apply mathematical criteria	dmallind	May 2012	#21
He could apply his considerable reason and conclude faith is not subject to theorems.	rug	May 2012	#22
Only if he is into pretzels.	cleanhippie	May 2012	#23
That's not the word I'm looking for at the moment.	rug	May 2012	#24
Never is.	cleanhippie	May 2012	#25
Correct. The word was nitwit.	rug	May 2012	#27
Correct word for what?	cleanhippie	May 2012	#29
I love that word.	rug	May 2012	#30
What what it the correct word for?	cleanhippie	May 2012	#31
Don't worry. You're not a nitwit. I like you.	rug	May 2012	#32
And you're not a nitwit. Still doesn't answer what it was the correct word for.	cleanhippie	May 2012	#35
Here's the jury results.	rug	May 2012	#33
Jury results for what?	cleanhippie	May 2012	#34
For whoever alerted my post.	rug	May 2012	#36
So what was it the word for?	cleanhippie	May 2012	#37
Ah, I see ls is in the house.	rug	May 2012	#38
What was it the correct word for?	cleanhippie	May 2012	#42
but ontology is surely subject to evidence and logic?	dmallind	May 2012	#26
I think it is, but not necessarily observational evidence.	rug	May 2012	#28
So why do so many people proudly proclaim	skepticscott	May 2012	#41
To the contrary.	LTX	May 2012	#44
You're making several logical fallacies, see post #51. nt	bananas	May 2012	#52
This message was self-deleted by its author	eqfan592	May 2012	#54
I stand in awe.	2ndAmForComputers	May 2012	#61
I look forward to your proof that it is the product of madness.	rug	May 2012	#65
He doesn't have to in order to show your reasoning was flawed. (nt)	eqfan592	May 2012	#67
Imputing an argument is not demonstrating flawed reasoning	rug	May 2012	#68
So you DO think this guy's existence is proof that religiuon is rational?	2ndAmForComputers	May 2012	#70
Read the previous post.	rug	May 2012	#71
I did.	2ndAmForComputers	May 2012	#72
Watch "A Beautiful Mind." In addition to that, read about Kurt Godel.	2ndAmForComputers	May 2012	#60
His math eroded in proportion to his reason.	rug	May 2012	#66
It's his choice of course.	Jim__	May 2012	#13
He definitely won't have the same academic resources but who knows where his interests will take him	rug	May 2012	#14
Pure mathematics is great because it is not a science.	daaron	May 2012	#39
That's a good observation. I hadn't realized that fine distinction.	rug	May 2012	#40
In college our advance algebra prof also taught Ethics and attended law school...	cynatnite	May 2012	#45
John Baez, a particularly erudite physicist, stated it this way:	LTX	May 2012	#46
Or John von Neumann to a student:	daaron	May 2012	#47
I like the underlying idea of the latter quote.	LTX	May 2012	#49
I know, huh? Von Neumann's one of my all-time favs. nt	daaron	May 2012	#50
Doctot Strangelove	tama	May 2012	#58
According to wikipedia, the quote that you cite is unsourced.	Jim__	May 2012	#69
Science is as science does	tama	May 2012	#57
Hm. I will have to pass on this, thx. nt	daaron	May 2012	#59
As you please	tama	May 2012	#64
I've read the article and this thread several times now and have to wonder:	laconicsax	May 2012	#56
See my post 61.	2ndAmForComputers	May 2012	#62

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