Who would you consider to be smarter?

Bogney
Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:05:29 +0000

Is understanding the math actually understanding the most esoteric concepts and the world as we know it, or just understanding the math behind those concepts and the world as we know it? Is there a difference? Do mathematically computed chemical reactions in the brain tell us anything predictive about the content of thought or expression?

Actually, math / science brains impress me more because I can kind of understand great writing whereas I have no understanding of the advanced mathematics behind the sciences. That is probably why quantitative thinkers are more impressive than qualitative thinkers -more people can do the latter with some degree of competency than the former.