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Re:Curiosity Is Better Than Being Smart? by wccrawford on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @09:29AM (#28759156)
They're related, but I would say the first 2 are not the same thing.

If I want to know why rust happens, I'm curious about that effect and its mechanism.

If I think I know why rust happens, and I prove or disprove it, my goal wasn't to learn why it happens, but to prove myself right or wrong. If I'm disproven, I might not even choose to find out the real answer, but just stop.

The third thing is most closely related with the second, IMO, and I do have a hard time separating them, though there is more of a scientific bent to the last one.

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Re:Curiosity Is Better Than Being Smart? by marginalia_nu on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @09:59AM (#28759584)
I'll argue it's still the same thing just with different subjects. The first is seeking knowledge about rust, and the other is seeking knowledge about an assumption.
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