If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t understand it

Re:If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t... by Retric on Thursday June 15, 2017 @09:54PM (#14566073)

QM for example has zero relationship with well known phenomena.

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Re:If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t... by squeaky-clean on Friday June 16, 2017 @12:25AM (#14566668)

Well, from the article

> Feynman was also quoted as saying:

> I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.

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Re:If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t... by pharrington on Thursday June 15, 2017 @10:01PM (#14566099)

Now I want to invent a hominid that intuits probability.

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Re:If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t... by TheOtherHobbes on Friday June 16, 2017 @04:33AM (#14567451)

Humans intuit probability. We just do it very badly.

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Re:If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t... by Chris2048 on Friday June 16, 2017 @09:44AM (#14568864)

I'd say we do it quite well, just not in in higher brain parts. We find it hard to integrate 'intuition' with the later 'reasoning' parts, instead, it just biases the logic.

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