Yes, and I’m sure people who taught children that 1+1=2 thought that Newton wasted a whole lot of time getting to what every small child knows in the Principia Mathematica.
(Do you think that possibly the claim that, as a history teacher, you know what these people in an entirely different field knew before they did, so their work is pointless, is a bit silly?)
Yes, I know that’s not what he did with the Principia. I was simplifying something very complicated because it’s not in my field of expertise as if I was an expert on it.
Although next time you act like high school history teachers knew exactly for what a Nobel prize in economics was awarded for decades, I would suggest going by the academic papers that the winners wrote rather than a summary of a press release that doesn’t even name any of them.
But then I don’t teach high school history, so I clearly don’t know my stuff when it comes to these things.
Yes, and I’m sure people who taught children that 1+1=2 thought that Newton wasted a whole lot of time getting to what every small child knows in the Principia Mathematica.
(Do you think that possibly the claim that, as a history teacher, you know what these people in an entirely different field knew before they did, so their work is pointless, is a bit silly?)
That’s not what Newton did with the Principia. You can read it for free online to confirm this.
I teach a course on the history of science if you’re interested.
Yes, I know that’s not what he did with the Principia. I was simplifying something very complicated because it’s not in my field of expertise as if I was an expert on it.
This should sound familiar to you.
Let me ask you this: why is defending the Nobel committee so important to you?
I guess the same reason acting like you’re smarter than Nobel prizewinners is important to you.
(Oh wait, neither of us are doing that? Huh.)
Ah, gotcha. Have a good day.
You too.
Although next time you act like high school history teachers knew exactly for what a Nobel prize in economics was awarded for decades, I would suggest going by the academic papers that the winners wrote rather than a summary of a press release that doesn’t even name any of them.
But then I don’t teach high school history, so I clearly don’t know my stuff when it comes to these things.