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3catwoman3
(26,144 posts)..."the so-called Pythagorean Theorem."
SCantiGOP
(14,356 posts)our so-called reality.
Hekate
(96,111 posts)paleotn
(19,889 posts)Apparently, it doesn't give two shits what humans "believe."
muriel_volestrangler
(103,007 posts)eg the Babylonians (see eg https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/the-babylonians-were-using-pythagoras-theorem-over-1000-years-before-he-was-born ). It depends on the context the "so-called" appeared in.
BoRaGard
(4,013 posts)
yardwork
(65,438 posts)Bluetus
(588 posts)I understand a person being unhappy when oil companies raise gas prices for record profits, even if they can't understand why these things happen.
I don't understand people who deny the most basic and well-proven facts.
Permanut
(6,813 posts)For example, when the Scarecrow got his brain from the Wizard, he said:
"The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side."
edhopper
(35,373 posts)it's a right triangle. But Scarecrow is forgiven because he just got the diploma.
Permanut
(6,813 posts)edhopper
(35,373 posts)Weren't that smart.
Permanut
(6,813 posts)edhopper
(35,373 posts)Googled it.
Permanut
(6,813 posts)edhopper
(35,373 posts)And encyclopedias
SCantiGOP
(14,356 posts)If you had money, you looked it up in your family encyclopedia.
Otherwise, you had to wait until you could get to the library.
ProfessorGAC
(71,533 posts)...of course, but the scarecrow also says square root, but square is correct.
So, he got two things wrong.
Basically, he got a brain and still didn't understand anything.
I'll give him a pass. He's a scarecrow!
Permanut
(6,813 posts)and still the most remarkable Scarecrow ever!
Iggo
(48,704 posts)Lucky Luciano
(11,569 posts)Last edited Thu Nov 28, 2024, 02:51 PM - Edit history (1)

paleotn
(19,889 posts)rurallib
(63,429 posts)whathehell
(30,029 posts)of Pythagorarean theorem:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/29/science/teens-pythagorean-theorem-study/index.html#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17328182663034&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F10%2F29%2Fscience%2Fteens-pythagorean-theorem-study%2Findex.html
Guess this is a new "talking point".
CloudWatcher
(1,954 posts)Math book that includes such "numbers" should be banned!
dalton99a
(86,366 posts)and Euler's formula
DontBelieveEastisEas
(1,211 posts)Dark n Stormy Knight
(10,160 posts)This is our country and a lot of the world now. No joke.
One very important loss is the understanding and agreement on the fact that an argument needs to meet certain criteria to be valid. 99% of their arguments are invalid. But they don't agree.
It is so disheartening and I just can't see a way back from this rejection of sanity.