Kristen Vamsæter Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Hi I am student at a High School in Norway. One of my favorite subjects is math, and I have been able to skip one year due to very good results. Unfortunately, I have realized that most of what we learn is math whiteout any proper validation: A simple example is that we learnt the ABC formula and how to use it without any explanation of why it actually work. I can, of course, see that the formula work, but not understand why it do so. My question is, therefore: What is the proper relationship to knowledge (for example math) you cannot validate? Kristen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dream_weaver Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Hi Kristen, Welcome to the forum. After looking up the ABC conjecture. I first have to note it has not been proven..In math, the proof is the validation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristen Vamsæter Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 The ABC conjecture was probably a bad example, then, but the question is still relevant. What is the proper relationship to math you cannot prove, but "only works"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dream_weaver Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Use it cautiously, until you can validate it for yourself. JASKN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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