Re: Is pure mathematics worth spending tax money for it?
From: Lance Lamboy (lance.lamboy_at_lamboy.nospam.com)
Date: 06/10/04
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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:21:48 -0400
On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 13:53:36 -0700, Nobuo Saito wrote:
> I think every ecconomically advanced nation spends money anually, if not
> much, supporting researchers for pure mathematics like number theory,
> algebraic geometry, differential topology, etc. I heard arithmetic
> geometry on elliptic curves has an application for cryptology. But I
> don't know many examples which justify spending people's money for pure
> mathematics.
You're right. Mathematics is a scam. It has no real applications. Those
fat cat mathematicians get to suck on the public teat because Joe Taxpayer
is too stupid with numbers to figure out he's being ripped.
Lance Lamboy
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