Re: The importance of being (Error!)
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Saying who is smarter is somewhat arbitrary. Some savants can do amazing calculations but are horrible at other things. It is tough to say if they are smarter than an average person.
What you can say is who is more useful and it is Ginger hands down. Computers exist that can do everything Fred can (I think just mathematica alone could be enough) so he would add pretty much nothing.
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Computers can't do one percent of what Fred can. They can't do word problems.
The tough part about math is not knowing how to solve equations. Its about knowing what equation to solve.
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Alot of modern math is solving equations. Things like nonlinear differential equations fit into this category. I am not 100% sure you are right about this but it doesn't matter. I could just say that a normal person with a computer can do everything Fred can.
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