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It depends. Math curricula is generally crappy in the US (calculus is definitely not the norm for high school students, though there are plenty of exceptional schools), but it's better than that in Europe and Canada.
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You honestly think the math curricula is better in the US than in Europe or Canada?
You are aware of the recent study which put most of western Europe and Canada well ahead of the US w.r.t. math?
Calculus was the norm at my high school, anyway. It was pretty much assumed you took it unless you requested not to."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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I've been studying multi-dimensional super string theory and how it relates to quantum gravitation for fun. That and Kerr black holes.
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Someone skimmed my post too quickly...."Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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No, it was apparently poorly written.Originally posted by Ramo
Someone skimmed my post too quickly....
It depends. Math curricula is generally crappy in the US, but it's better than that in Europe and Canada.
(with the brackets removed for clarity of intent)"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Yes, that says exactly the opposite of what you stated."Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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You sound like those who are peddling snake oil.Originally posted by Vince278
I've been studying multi-dimensional super string theory and how it relates to quantum gravitation for fun. That and Kerr black holes.
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Ohhh, I see now.
It's ambiguous and can be taken both ways.
You meant "that" to describe the curricula in the US:
It depends. Math curricula is generally crappy in the US, but it's better in Europe and Canada.
would've been more clear.
I interpreted "that" to describe the curricula in Canada and Europe:
It depends. Math curricula is generally crappy in the US, but it's better than that [found] in Europe and Canada.
It can be used both ways in English."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Well, I'll be sure to run my post through a spell checker and triple-check it for clarity next time.
Specifically, what "that" referred to was the parenthetical comment describing the state of the US curricula."Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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A little.Originally posted by Urban Ranger
You sound like those who are peddling snake oil.
The first part I'm studying is a lead I'm following for finding the Grand Unified Theory. If I told you why I was studying up on Kerr black holes you'd think I was drinking all that snake oil. 
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Hmm...isn't that a grammatical no-no?Originally posted by Ramo
Specifically, what "that" referred to was the parenthetical comment describing the state of the US curricula.
I was taught that the sentence should be semantically unchanged when parentheses are removed, and they only exist to add clarity or extra description."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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**** man, WHO CARES?"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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The people trying to parse what you write, for one."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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What possesses you to parse a post of a person up 30 hours?
**** your English grammar. I'll be out of the primarily English-speaking would in half a day anyways."Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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Supermassive Kerr Object.Originally posted by Vince278
A little. The first part I'm studying is a lead I'm following for finding the Grand Unified Theory. If I told you why I was studying up on Kerr black holes you'd think I was drinking all that snake oil.
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(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
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