Tag: mathematics
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Educated person? What does it mean?
My grandfather proclaimed that Miss of the Czech Republic must be smart. In his view, it was command of foreign languages (of course, learning a foreign language means you never master it just like your native tongue), some superficial general knowledge, and some ability to respond to more difficult questions. Is that an educated person?…
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The most controversial book ever – how the political background really looks like. And make mathematics out of it
98 % of politics (including sheer political statements) is the result of the background deals which are results of intertwined constellations of lobbyists, movers-and-shakers, crooks, secret services (public or hidden) and those whom they are serving. The super-rich groups, multinational companies, lodges, banks and so on. The order doesn’t necessarily reflect whether the particular subject…
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The malevolent purpose of the formal education system
I have never understood why the American private high schools suck (sorry, I cannot put it in another way). I understood the poor level of the state schools, but private ones? These are schools for the 19th century (or for the Middle Ages). And what would I put into their curriculum? Mathematics (even in a…
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Why are anarchism and communism utopian?
Just like philosophy (or its continental side) or religion political ideologies don’t reflect scientific progress. When anarchism and communism came into existence there was no evolutionary theory. People believed in a blank state. People are born like blank sheets of paper. It just depends on how you raise them. Of course, people are selfish but…