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Re:American IQ Scores Have Rapidly Dropped, Proving the 'Rev... by bawolff on Monday April 10, 2023 @10:15PM (#35519905)
> Solving a problem with one or more right answers is very different from critical thinking.

Its also very different from what STEM majors do. In life there are no specific right answers just ones that aren't wrong. STEM majors dont live in a world of binary right/wrong problems any more than anyone else does.

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Re:American IQ Scores Have Rapidly Dropped, Proving the 'Rev... by whatshisface on Monday April 10, 2023 @11:01PM (#35520224)
STE majors might not, but I am not sure I can go along with you on the M. ;)
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Re:American IQ Scores Have Rapidly Dropped, Proving the 'Rev... by bawolff on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @01:38PM (#35528429)
Math is all about making proofs. There are infinite ways to prove something, and proofs are often asscesed partially based on aesethetic value.

If anything, i think it applies to the m more than the ste.

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