(January 17, 2017 at 12:39 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: It's bad enough that many people have forgotteon how to do fractions, but the fact that somehow 132*64 is easier for people to calculate than 1/3+1/4 astonishes me to no end.
That's only because they know how to punch 132*64 into a calculator.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
