tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post1690651946445076974..comments2024-03-28T08:17:02.778-04:00Comments on Multiplication by Infinity: Ageism in Science ... vs ... Leonhard EulerSteven Colyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-3220020620924793282011-05-18T14:55:25.170-04:002011-05-18T14:55:25.170-04:00Plato, I have no problem with youth being "co...Plato, I have no problem with youth being "cocky", I was then, weren't you? My major objection is the whole stupid "If age counters youth, and youth has often SHOWN age Up" thing, is categorically wrong.<br /><br />Yeah, sure, <i>some</i>times youth DOES show age. Scientific history abounds with examples.<br /><br />But what is often left out of that is 99% of the time, or better, age shows youth.<br /><br />Is all I'm saying. :-)<br /><br />And yes, WHEN youth shows age, that's often when science advances. So? Not always.Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-10994622590156642332011-05-18T14:06:43.024-04:002011-05-18T14:06:43.024-04:00Hi Steve,
I hope this was a chastisement of the m...Hi Steve,<br /><br />I hope this was a chastisement of the most severe kind? Science minds just never stop looking so as we age we get a sense of the realism such opinions have about us when we feel we still have some left...as if we have never aged?:) We shouldn't take it personal I know but arrogance seems to be breed in some of our youth these days?<br /><br />Just made a comment in your Hamilton thread...talk about coincidence...not just about Euler but about Poincare as well.:)<br /><br />best,PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-6505799630524295382011-05-18T13:54:43.582-04:002011-05-18T13:54:43.582-04:00"Worse than idiotic". We have a new clas..."Worse than idiotic". We have a new classic phrase. Thank you, Anonymouse. :)Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.com