[JNancy46]

Originally posted by Patroklos
History = Physics?

KH, what is happening to the world? Given that virtually none of you understand any physics at all, I'm not surprised at the voting results.

[Calluffence]

Where's rocket science?

[Corryikilelet]

OK

[Andromino]

History, literature and philosophy. The rest is boring

[Effopsytupt]

Originally posted by Ecthy
Ehat does each of you think where logic belongs to? Philosophy or Mathematics? Modern mathematical logic is being taught in philosophy departments and there are lots of philosophers who specialize and write papers on that topic. We're not stuck with the traditional logic of Aristotle and his ilk. Not sure exactly how it differs from what the mathematicians are doing. They are probably interested in somewhat different issues. One of the things that sets the philosophers apart is that they try to use logical systems to shed new light on philosophical issues.

[Roamsaffots]

I voted Banana. There's some I respect less, but none I respect most.

I find it laughable that history has as many votes as it does though. I'm a history major. I know that history is mostly a bullshit degree.

[Signabeademia]

Originally posted by Asher

Only insofar as being used as defense against other lawyers... Because we all know that, without lawyers, there would be no crime, no disputes over contractual rights or estates, etc. A lawyer free society would be perfect and without discord.

You can hate lawyers all you want, but it's asinine to believe that the legal profession is unnecessary.

Anyway, I voted physics.

[OlegSan]

Originally posted by nostromo
I voted biology, BTW. They don't get enough kudos. They made huge progress. Despite that, all we talk about is physics, physics, physics. Don't get me wrong, I love physics, but physicists seem to be stuck in the mud right now. At least, its the impression I have. Biology is where the action is Physics is meh. None of the really hyped work has visible applications. Not so in CS.

[LeviBrawn]

Originally posted by Wycoff
Because we all know that, without lawyers, there would be no crime, no disputes over contractual rights or estates, etc. A lawyer free society would be perfect and without discord.

You can hate lawyers all you want, but it's asinine to believe that the legal profession is unnecessary.

Anyway, I voted physics. A lawyer free society would be a society just as ****ed up, but without the unnecessary expenses of ambulance-chasing lawyers who sue everyone when their coffee is hot and when their coffee is cold.

[inchaaruutaa]

Originally posted by nostromo
I voted biology, BTW. They don't get enough kudos. They made huge progress. Despite that, all we talk about is physics, physics, physics. Don't get me wrong, I love physics, but physicists seem to be stuck in the mud right now. At least, its the impression I have. Biology is where the action is I'm all for biological action in the right settings

[stutnerman]

Medicine is a cornerstone of civilisation that brings hope to billions. Mathematics is ****ing with numbers.



Physics is overrated, as well. How much taxpayer money is wasted so jagoffs like KH can search for the Higgs boson, element 114 or any number of other things that will offer little to no benefit to society if found?

[himecthekWiff]

I don't want to be lubed that long.

[Aniplinipsync]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
Physics is overrated, as well. How much taxpayer is wasted so jagoffs like KH can search for the Higgs boson, element 114 or any number of other things that will offer little to no benefit to society if found? And the steam engine! And aeroplanes! All, just a waste!

[ZZChristopher]

Originally posted by Asher

It's a required course because it looks nice in theory.

I'll note the compsci students aced it, the philosophy students struggled. I particularly remember the philosophy student arguing with the prof, believing De Morgan's law was invalid... I have one of those once in while. Feel my pain.

If you learned nothing, its a badly designed course. If possible, they should probably tailor a logic course specifically for compsci students.

[arindiruppya]

Originally posted by nostromo
... they should probably tailor a logic course specifically for compsci students. It comes in handy in other disciplines.
A witch floats in water.
A duck floats in water.
Therefore, a witch is a duck.

[Bridgester]

Out of the ones listed, the only ones which pose true intellectual challenges are mathematics, physics and compsci.

Maybe some parts of econ too.

The rest are basically just technical disciplines.