Getting used to things
I read this quote in one of the emails I got today:
In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
John Von Neumann
I think we can say that about a few other things as well. For me, logic (and formal semantics) would be the first to come to mind.
p.s.
does it strike you as a bit odd that someone who is a genius in mathematics would say that? I mean, if he doesn't understand mathematics, then who does?
Mai
In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
John Von Neumann
I think we can say that about a few other things as well. For me, logic (and formal semantics) would be the first to come to mind.
p.s.
does it strike you as a bit odd that someone who is a genius in mathematics would say that? I mean, if he doesn't understand mathematics, then who does?
Mai
posted by Mai at 10:04 PM
2 Comments:
I think it depends on what you mean by 'understand'. And, 'get used to' is pretty vague as well.
B-)
Yeh, I agree. Besides 'understanding' and 'getting used to things' are a matter of degree. In my case, for example,'getting used to' logic can only mean something like not being nervous around it anymore.
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