[My math paper:
1. log24=2
Therefore...
2. The Riemann Hypothesis is true.] — Agent Smith
I've found 'freethinking that's invisble in plain sight' preferable to conspicuous philosophizing (or worse – sophistry) in almost all situations (i.e. more often than not, being a smart ass makes one less of a bore than being a smarty-pants). YMMV :mask: — 180 Proof
This is done to the tiniest details to avoid inroads of criticism. You explain everything, like in a math proof, leaving nothing to guesswork — god must be atheist
Many people are weird enough to catch our attention, but not weird enough to make any breakthroughs. — Agent Smith
Which begs the question: what the % of Philosophers are "over thinkers"?
My guess is quite high — ArguingWAristotleTiff
Well, here's a difference between a PhD math thesis and a publishable math paper: In the thesis the grad student is encouraged to spell most arguments out in at least some detail, but a math research paper frequently glosses over any details that have relatively brief proofs and experienced mathematicians can be expected to fill in the blanks. — jgill
I would venture to guess that in BOTH cases it is not necessary to spell out existing knowledge, as long as one properly references the source. — god must be atheist
I'm speaking of steps in proofs that can be sketched out, knowing that experienced readers can fill in those steps. — jgill
In today's life, the world only belongs to the stupid, the insensitive and the agitated. The right to live and succeed is conquered now with the same procedures that confinement to an insane asylum is conquered: the inability to think, amorality and hyperexcitement — Bernardo Soares
In today's life, the world only belongs to the stupid, the insensitive and the agitated. The right to live and succeed is conquered now with the same procedures that confinement to an insane asylum is conquered: the inability to think, amorality and hyperexcitement. — Bernardo Soares
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