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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 09-12-2007, 05:18 AM
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Posted By borisp
Re: A Compendium of Sklansky Fallacies

Sorry to rehash an old thread, but upon reawakening my interest in 2+2, this thread arose...

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First of all, Jaynes (not Jensen) is the creator of the maximum entropy principle which,...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 08-25-2007, 02:44 AM
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Posted By borisp
Re: A Compendium of Sklansky Fallacies

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Stop getting so technical on me.

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Sorry Dave, but math is technical.

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Do you disagree with the following:

Newton and Leibniz calculated derivatives by at...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 08-25-2007, 02:31 AM
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Posted By borisp
Re: A Compendium of Sklansky Fallacies

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And the "standard" method of teaching freshman calculus is with non-rigorous limits.

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How much experience do you have actually teaching freshman calculus? I bet it is very...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 08-24-2007, 03:58 AM
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Posted By borisp
Re: A Compendium of Sklansky Fallacies

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And I still say that calculus should be taught with infintesimals. If the other technique comes in handy for a tiny number of practitioners of esoteric science, there...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 08-18-2007, 05:04 AM
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Posted By borisp
Re: A Compendium of Sklansky Fallacies

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And I still say that calculus should be taught with infintesimals. If the other technique comes in handy for a tiny number of practitioners of esoteric science, there is no reason to...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 08-18-2007, 03:03 AM
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Views: 243
Posted By borisp
Re: A Compendium of Sklansky Fallacies

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Ultimately, the goal is to illustrate the danger of accepting an argument from authority, without fully understanding it.

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Maybe you should also warn people...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 08-11-2007, 03:26 AM
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Posted By borisp
Re: A Compendium of Sklansky Fallacies

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In another thread, Pair The Board suggested that there be a FAQ that warns newcomers about potential Sklansky fallacies. (Think of these as Sklansky anti-dollars.) Hence, I...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 08-07-2007, 05:33 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 243
Posted By borisp
A Compendium of Sklansky Fallacies

In another thread, Pair The Board suggested that there be a FAQ that warns newcomers about potential Sklansky fallacies. (Think of these as Sklansky anti-dollars.) Hence, I figured I would start a...
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