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- Date: Tuesday, 10 Nov 1992 14:44:32 EST
- From: <RVESTERM@vma.cc.nd.edu>
- Message-ID: <92315.144432RVESTERM@vma.cc.nd.edu>
- Newsgroups: sci.math
- Subject: Re: Relatives with Crackpot Proofs
- References: <2105@celia.UUCP>
- Lines: 16
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- why don't you just tell him where his proof went wrong? sheesh.
-
- just say, "this step here is wrong, because blah blah blah."
- you don't have to be derisive about it, and tell the guy how
- dumb his proof is. just tell him why it's wrong.
-
- also, pretending that it's right, or that you don't see a mistake,
- could be even worse. if you do that, then he sends his "proof" off
- to a bunch of people he doesn't know; thus, a bunch of people who
- may very well have no qualms in saying, "this is the stupidest piece
- of garbage i've ever seen."
-
- jeez, come on. do you really need other people's advice in order
- to be honest?
-
- bob vesterman.
-