Reply #31: You say you use logic. [View All]

[immoderate]

You might not be aware of the number of people that don't use logic.

When I taught math, I often started the semester by asking my students for a definition of math. I'd say, "Amazing how many years you've learned math and you can't tell me what it is."

Then I would reveal the definition of math that I use, which I got from a seventh grade math textbook by Dressler and Rich.

Mathematics is a system of manipulating symbols to solve problems.

Ponder on that definition for some moments and then think about how much math you do use.

--IMM