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In reply to the discussion: Akin: We've Got A Commie President [View all]AverageJoe
(2,292 posts)Some people simply do not have an aptitude for math. I am such a person, and I am honest about this deficiency to a fault. I can laugh about it, make fun of myself, and so forth, and that might seem like I am being smug or willfully ignorant, but nothing could be farther from the truth.
I wish I were better in math, but for reasons that I don't completely understand, I am not. On the other hand, I hold three advanced degrees, am fascinated by scientific achievement, and I believe I do have a grasp of how knowledge is created and accumulated.
I don't mean to be testy about this, but math is not the only path to truth and some of us who are otherwise quite capable and rational are more than challenged in this area.
And, a thousand years ago when I was in high school, I certainly did not get peer or adult support because of my problems in math. Just the opposite, in fact. I could name many other people just like me. So please, watch the hasty generalizations.