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Hence you arrive at the implied point (I believe). (Need I explain further?).
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Hence you arrive at the implied point (I believe). (Need I explain further?).
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This thread is not about Angus-Higgins!
Back on topic.
Back on topic.
But - and I'm not trying to be difficult here - your posts are quite hard to read and understand. Why can't you type in proper sentences? The way you write doesn't make things clearer.
Are you saying it's the only way that you know how to write informally? Or does it just help to order things in your own mind better?
Told him I saw him on TV and he said "thank you".
At the very bitter end, I wonder which I would prefer. To have spent life as a maths guru with no ability to comprehend the thoughts and actions of others. Or to have succedded in a lesser fashion in academics through pure hard work but to have enjoyed the pleasure of social interaction.
I think the latter personally
Im not jelous of those diagnosed with forms of Autism, even if it did mean I could add up more easily in my head.
Truly great science comes from a balanced mixture of raw processing ability and that rare "spark" of creativity. Somehow, I doubt most autistic types could even grasp why its important let alone define it for you.
Prof. Hawkins has it, Einstein had it etc. (though it is commonly construed that Einstein was an Asberger, I personally dont think he showed all the characteristics, he was just a bit odd and had a fantastically creative imagination as well as amazing mathematical ability of course.)
The ability to write up your findings and convey them is also extremely important. I attended a conference the other day with 6 speakers. The most technically advanced and theoretical paper, which may have been presenting a truly amazing theory to me was also the one I couldnt get into as the speaker was mumbling into his feet, stopping every now and then and correcting his own work as he talked etc. He even stopped at one point, ignoring us all and wrote some equation down, solved it, then just carried on :\ it was bizarre, and ultimately useless for all involved.
So to sum up.. raw processing power and an ability to always be logical does not a true genius make in my opinion.
I think the latter personally
Im not jelous of those diagnosed with forms of Autism, even if it did mean I could add up more easily in my head.
Truly great science comes from a balanced mixture of raw processing ability and that rare "spark" of creativity. Somehow, I doubt most autistic types could even grasp why its important let alone define it for you.
Prof. Hawkins has it, Einstein had it etc. (though it is commonly construed that Einstein was an Asberger, I personally dont think he showed all the characteristics, he was just a bit odd and had a fantastically creative imagination as well as amazing mathematical ability of course.)
The ability to write up your findings and convey them is also extremely important. I attended a conference the other day with 6 speakers. The most technically advanced and theoretical paper, which may have been presenting a truly amazing theory to me was also the one I couldnt get into as the speaker was mumbling into his feet, stopping every now and then and correcting his own work as he talked etc. He even stopped at one point, ignoring us all and wrote some equation down, solved it, then just carried on :\ it was bizarre, and ultimately useless for all involved.
So to sum up.. raw processing power and an ability to always be logical does not a true genius make in my opinion.