Re: Is this math test too easy?

From: Mxsmanic (mxsmanic_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:55:08 +0100

Herman Rubin writes:

> One cannot do critical thinking to any real extent without
> mathematics.

I've been doing critical thinking all my life, and exposure to
mathematics was not necessary to make it possible, nor did it enhance my
ability to do it to any extent.

> To do so, one needs to be able to at least
> attempt to evaluate ALL the "major" consequences of one's
> actions, and this requires stating them precisely, which is
> mathematical formulation.

There are many ways to accomplish this without mathematics. And
mathematics isn't that precise. 

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