Posted by 2sense on April 10, 2002, at 13:06:42
In reply to Re: WHY is 2^-5 used to compute max # half-lives? » 2sense, posted by Elizabeth on April 10, 2002, at 12:03:43
> > Math yes -- but don't sell yourself short on the genius thing.
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> I didn't get the impression that John was selling himself short. I'm sure we can all name many clever and creative people who were or are afflicted with mental illness.
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> But this stuff *is* just arithmetic!
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> -elizabeth
Elizabeth -->> I didn't get the impression that John was selling himself short.
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I simply was trying to pay John a complement; truly nothing else was intended by what I wrote him.
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>> I'm sure we can all name many clever and creative people who were or are afflicted >> with mental illness.
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Point taken. I am sure you are most correct that a lot of people could list off individuals who are bright and creative, with or without mental health issues. It has been my own experience in encountering smart (for that matter any and all kinds of) people who know arithmetic that not all of them would understand what John was explaining. My mother would be one of them. She was a straight A student in high school, she choose to stay at home and raise 5 of us. She knows arithmetic, but she would not comprehend what John was explaining. In my mom’s case it might be due to the fact she has no interest in understanding it. In my own humble opinion, it could be less about the arithmetic that could potentially confuse people (someone did ask the question in the first place) and more the context of the arithmetic that John was explaining in this case.Thanks for letting me know you opinion on the matter; I appreciate yours and others taking the time to be so responsive to others’ postings.
Sue
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