Re: JSH: Your funeral

On Sep 16, 8:03 am, Jim Burns <burns...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Rupert wrote:

On Sep 11, 10:23 am, JSH <jst...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[...]
The question is, do I have the potential?

If you know that I don't then why worry?

But if you know that I do then make no mistake, the warnings
are nearly over and when I'm done I'll make certain that no
one ever tries what you people did, again.

James Harris

What exactly is your problem with our behaviour?

You post attempted solutions to the factoring problem. We
point out that they don't work. You later agree that they
don't work. What's the big deal? Why are we responsible for
your problems?

I fear that James has discovered The Secret: that his attempts
at a factoring algorithm (or a short proof of FLT, and so
on) have failed BECAUSE sci.math didn't accept it.

I'm only partly kidding here. Judging by the small percentage
of his posts that I've read over the years, James seems to be
infected by a particularly virulent form of social
constructivism, wherein truths are true only BECAUSE of the
social consensus that claims they are true.


No that is the rule that modern mathematicians use.

See: http://www.maa.org/devlin/devlin_06_03.html

That links to an article from a leading mathematicians that a
mathematical argument is a proof when professional mathematicians say
it is.

That is why "pure math" is so dangerous!

Applied mathematics can be tested in the real world to see if it has
real value.

While so-called pure math is just about people's professional opinion.


James Harris

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Relevant Pages

  • JSH: Too easy
    ... attacking "pure math" research. ... You make the case that mathematicians ... up a lot of smoke to obscure the truth. ... Why do I dislike "pure math" so much? ...
    (sci.math)
  • My results, concrete and real
    ... you can see a pure math result, ... If you pay attention, you'll notice that evil posters like Arturo ... The lesson to the world is that mathematicians can and will lie about ... to fight my results, they work to fight future results down the line. ...
    (sci.math)
  • Re: Cantors Theory sucks
    ... >>> truth of its axiom systems is not presumed except as a convenient ... > ultimately mere verification of the correctness of if-then statements ... > Pure math only deals with correctness, ... > Pure mathematicians are sort of like the tool makers for those applied ...
    (sci.math)
  • Re: My results, concrete and real
    ... "Advanced Polynomial Factorization by James Harris ... > you can see a pure math result, ... > The lesson to the world is that mathematicians can and will lie about ... > to fight my results, they work to fight future results down the line. ...
    (sci.math)
  • Re: Factoring paper is wrong
    ... > Pure math is a sick joke. ... Mathematicians can and will ignore any ... even if you manage to get it past peer review. ... Keep Teddy close at all times and everything will be alright! ...
    (sci.crypt)