Re: I have explained, for a long time already...

On 2/22/2025 6:09 PM, Richard Hachel wrote:
 

I have explained, for a long time already,

 "I cut it three times! And still it's too short!"

 

It is true that
in most cases, teachers are right,
and therefore one must believe them.
But it sometimes happens that,
dramatically,
not clearly understanding the concepts they teach,
or the words they pronounce,
they do more harm than good.

 It is sad but also true that students,
those with most need to know when teachers are wrong,
are often the ones least able to judge
who is misjudging concepts,
their teacher or themselves.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
⎛ The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which
⎜ people with limited competence in a particular domain
⎝ overestimate their abilities.
 

Let us take the example of
the theory of relativity taught by Poincaré, everything that Poincaré says is correct,
everything that Einstein adds to it is false.

 

In this the proofs abound,
but we do not want to see the proofs.
Why?
Because human narcissism is such, and
the trust that men have in other men so strong,
that it is absolutely impossible in practice
to correct even an obvious and gross error
if it has been accepted for centuries.

 You have proven that Einstein's ideas
were never accepted. That seems to be
more than a little in disagreement with
the world around us.
 By the way, Einstein had a thorough understanding
of Newtonian physics. He had listened to his teachers.
 I am reminded of the fox in Aesop's fable,
who could not reach the grapes he saw and wanted.
Because he could not reach them,
he decided that they weren't worth reaching.