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Re:The world is not an engineering problem by Benjammer on Thursday November 08, 2018 @05:05PM (#18410475)
>This is where a lot of attempts at solving problems fail

I think this is where a lot of attempts at defining problems fail. I don't think this has any impact on the validity of the scientific method of problem solving, once you've clearly defined your problem.

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Re:The world is not an engineering problem by TeMPOraL on Thursday November 08, 2018 @05:13PM (#18410534)
That too. Not much good comes from efficiently "solving" what turns out to not be the real problem. You have to start factoring in the human element at the very top, at the level of problem discovery and definition.
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