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Re:Pythagorean Theorem proof in a 2100 year old Chinese book by _Codemonkeyism on Saturday March 25, 2017 @04:17AM (#13954599)
Feynman can counter this much better than I can,

"Feynman on pseudo science" https://vimeo.com/118188988

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Re:Pythagorean Theorem proof in a 2100 year old Chinese book by sn41 on Saturday March 25, 2017 @07:16AM (#13955044)
Ancient science is not the same as pseudoscience.

The problem with a lot of the ancient sources is the lack of proofs. What I am arguing is that lack of proofs in ancient mathematical texts doesn't mean that it is all bunkum, and the authors did not know what they were talking about.

I am not talking cultural relativism or "social science is a science" relativism.

Again, another example: Euler is the father of modern analysis, through his "Analysis of the Infinite" [1]. None of his proofs are rigorous according to modern standards. Do you think Feynman would've called Euler a fool?

[1] http://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/mathematica...

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Re:Pythagorean Theorem proof in a 2100 year old Chinese book by _Codemonkeyism on Sunday March 26, 2017 @03:24AM (#13959645)
"Ancient science is not the same as pseudoscience."

Ancient science is science. Ancient pseudo science is ancient pseudo science.

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