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If this response by devindotcom was really "irrelevant nitpicking", then there is an easy solution to that: correct yourself immediately and be very explicit about it. The remainde…

>This thread has given me more karma than your entire account has received in its existence. Oh my goodness! What was the point of saying that, really? >I think it's clear there is…

Here's the lesson: if you have a point to make, please don't fit in extraneous claims, which are much debated themselves, into your argument or comment. It's not hard to see that t…

What is the functional difference between a handicapped person who can memorize little and a person who isn't labeled handicapped but memorizes just as much? If there is none, then…

I'm asking you to be rigorous with your claims. And there's nothing wrong with being pedantic. If you can't respond to questions without getting defensive, please grow up.

You said, with regards to memorization, in your OP: "I'm convinced anyone can do this and the major thing stopping them is their belief that they can't do it." If you want to now a…

Please just answer the question. You seem to be using the person (sillysaurus) as an excuse to avoid having to address problems in your own worldview.

As far as I know, light is defined precisely in physics. The light from a light bulb comes from electricity traveling through a highly resistive wire. The particle interactions gen…

I don't understand what you're saying. Pretend like I am idiot and explain it to me in simple terms. 1. Can you define consciousness? Or is consciousness = awareness? Is that what …

I tend to be dismissive of the philosophical conversation. I think what will resolve the question is scientific (biological) study. Maybe math/cs theorists (AI) will get there firs…

Well, what was his argument? Based on his second reply, he seems to think that because it only depends on your ability to reason that it should be easy. But doesn't that trivialize…

I reread this branch and thought it sounded awful. What I meant to say is that if you optimize for low cost, you're limiting your choices to schools that lack the reputation. I don…

Basically nothing you said actually made a case against anything I said, or for the thesis that it is easy to self teach. Just stating this for the record.

It's unrealistic because I really think you need the social aspect of it: collaboration and criticism. I didn't say you can't learn something on your own sometimes. Also lots of pe…

It's false that any of what I said can be true for some (or many) students? How do you determine if you're one of those students?

yeah, so, I was rushing. I edited the previous post: what matters is all the things that go along with cheaper schooling, not that fact that it's cheap.

1. The point was "there is a standard of rigor that you don't experience at every school". I could have used anything as an example. It doesn't matter that I picked community colle…

About point 2 and point 3: the quality of the undergraduate education is considered in applicants to top schools. Like I said before, there is definitely a standard of rigor that y…

You spent a significant chunk of your post suggesting self study. For something like math, this is really really really unrealistic. Most pure math textbooks don't have simple prob…

I am actually in a similar situation... except I'm in math. I can program though :/. And by "similar" I mean that I may have to drop out because I cannot afford it. Loans from the …

So what was the point?

Rapid weight loss is known to cause gallstones. That's what happened to me and it was awful! It's not a minor issue. It can interrupt your day, cause you pain, and prevent you from…

If you could actually define those words in a rigorous way, maybe then we'd be able to have a conversation about whether or not they are material. Too bad nobody really knows what …

What is the domain of $k$?