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Re:Charles Darwin: Genius or Plodder? by nyc111 on Sunday October 07, 2018 @02:55AM (#18159209)
I wonder why. Is this an institutional habit? Or because mathematicians' work is mysterious to lay people?
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Re:Charles Darwin: Genius or Plodder? by Reelin on Sunday October 07, 2018 @03:05AM (#18159231)
The second I strongly suspect. After all, sufficiently advanced technology (or whatever else really) is indistinguishable from magic.
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