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Originally Posted by LadyShea
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Originally Posted by naturalist.atheist
Has peacegirl shown that solution?
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Originally Posted by natural.atheist
I see. Is there some reason for this?
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Originally Posted by LadyShea
The only thing I can think of is that she isn't quite sure of the problem that Lessans solved and so based on the sketchy particulars she has supplied so far she is afraid that people will show that the solution presented doesn't solve the sketchy problem as she understands it and thus discredit Lessans as a mathematician.
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The problem is solved. The proof was written down and the solution is right there in black and white. But I am not going to put the answer online because people will think I got the answer from somewhere else. I will tell someone if they got the answer right, but they won't need me to tell them this.
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Originally Posted by LadyShea
For some reason peacegirl thinks it is important for us to see Lessans as a mathematician because I presume Lessans book is full of mathematics. But other than the puzzle, which is a combinatorics problem, I haven't seen any math. I have no idea why it is any more important for Lessans to be seen as a mathematician than as a plumber as far as its relevance to his book is concerned.
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Whether it is a combinatorics problem or not, if it's that easy, I'm asking people to figure it out. I don't know what else to do to convince people that this man had amazing insight into human nature. BTW, you can't be serious LadyShea that you don't see why it is important that he has strong credentials. Everyone and his brother is judging him by certain standards. They want to know what gave him the right to claim such an important discovery (when he didn't go through formal training), which is understandable, but don't act like it doesn't matter. It matters very much. If they have a little bit of confidence in him (as I do) because they see that he had unusual mathematical ability, they might think twice before throwing this knowledge into a scrap heap.
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Originally Posted by natural.atheist
At this point it is hard for me to figure out what in the world peacegirl is trying to accomplish. She either has nothing or is unwilling to supply the backup for Lessans claims. She seems to think critical thinking is important but as far as I can tell she expects everyone to just bow down to Lessans for no other reason than she thinks Lessans is fabulous.
Peacegirl, this has got to be a very elaborate and belabored joke or you just use a different language from the rest of us.
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It has nothing to do with putting Lessans on a pedestal, or making him the center of attention. You should know that by now. If I am using a different language than the rest of you, then somehow the language barrier has to be rectified, or else this thread will end up being nothing more than sheer entertainment.