[lbo-talk] Re: education, education, education, education

[Carl Remick]

>From: "Andy F" <andy274 at gmail.com>
>
>On 9/13/06, Carl Remick <carlremick at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>If you're talking about pronouncements from the financial sector, rest
>>assured that I take nothing on trust.  My experience of Wall Street is 
>>that
>>it is a world of rigorous calculations built on the shakiest (if not
>>actually imaginary) assumptions.
>
>By all means, but you are aware that there are applications of
>calculus beyond economics, right?

Yes, I much respect math's awesome capacity to transform human existence.  
Ife we had only words and no math, we'd still be a pack of squabbling tribes 
calling each other names and throwing rocks at each other.  Thanks to math, 
we're a pack of squabbling tribes calling each other names and able 
incinerate huge populations instantly through high-tech weaponry ;-)

Carl