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From: Nell Fenwick on 18 Jul 2010 12:04 "JSH" <jstevh(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:8d10a695-0b20-4950-93f2-de6f0dfba13e(a)s24g2000pri.googlegroups.com... >I use Usenet to brainstorm and in this cycle have wondered at times > myself, what am I working on exactly now? And it occurs to me that > I'm moving to what I think is a meta problem which is the global > question of: why would anyone do mathematical research? > > And anyone can. > > I've repeatedly noted that I'm not a mathematician. Quite true, and also one who fails beginning algebra. > And I do > admittedly amateur math research for complex reasons and having come > up with various explanations over the years, I've decided that a key > one is that I ENJOY my little scribblings on lots of paper, and > talking about them even in areas where a lot of people are mean to me, > as I don't have any other places. lies, you are just a troll. > > Rather than not talk about my math unless I can get feedback without > nastiness as well, I have had to try and learn how to deal with the > nastiness, and stay focused on the why of posting itself, which I do. > I use Usenet. lies. > > So then, why should anyone do mathematical research? And can anyone > do it? Do modern professional practitioners sufficiently hold the > door open to outsiders? Or do they try to hold it closed claiming > only they do it best? Do they do it best? > Math is not your field, therefore your research is doomed. Simply, you don't know what your are talking about. > > James Harris
From: JSH on 18 Jul 2010 13:18 On Jul 18, 10:00 am, "HAL" <mor...(a)mathforum.org> wrote: > Why spam the hell out of this newsgroup? You have, > quite literally, nothing to say, yet you are saying it. So you got nothing. I'm a little surprised that hostiles were the first to reply on this one, but it may be a hard question: why do math research? Maybe it seems self-evident to the people who do it? But why bother? What is the purpose of working on math problems? Why do it? James Harris
From: José Carlos Santos on 18 Jul 2010 13:34 On 18-07-2010 18:18, JSH wrote: >> Why spam the hell out of this newsgroup? You have, >> quite literally, nothing to say, yet you are saying it. > > So you got nothing. > > I'm a little surprised that hostiles were the first to reply on this > one, but it may be a hard question: why do math research? The "hostiles"? As opposed to... what? Your countless supporters? > But why bother? What is the purpose of working on math problems? Your post had no mathematical content whatsoever. Best regards, Jose Carlos Santos
From: Nell Fenwick on 18 Jul 2010 15:27 "JSH" <jstevh(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:5a8efa4e-f9c3-43b5-8ded-4b89d4196966(a)u4g2000prn.googlegroups.com... On Jul 18, 10:00 am, "HAL" <mor...(a)mathforum.org> wrote: >> Why spam the hell out of this newsgroup? You have, >> quite literally, nothing to say, yet you are saying it. >So you got nothing. you said nothing. >I'm a little surprised that hostiles were the first to reply on this >one, but it may be a hard question: why do math research? good question for you. >Maybe it seems self-evident to the people who do it? sure >But why bother? What is the purpose of working on math problems? You have your answer, don't you? >Why do it? You shouldn't do it, you don't have the background at all. >James Harris
From: MichaelW on 18 Jul 2010 18:49 On Jul 19, 3:18 am, JSH <jst...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 18, 10:00 am, "HAL" <mor...(a)mathforum.org> wrote: > > > Why spam the hell out of this newsgroup? You have, > > quite literally, nothing to say, yet you are saying it. > > So you got nothing. > > I'm a little surprised that hostiles were the first to reply on this > one, but it may be a hard question: why do math research? > > Maybe it seems self-evident to the people who do it? > > But why bother? What is the purpose of working on math problems? > > Why do it? > > James Harris James, the way you framed the question pre-supposes a certain type of answer. The correct question is why do communities of people do maths research? Regards, Michael W.
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