I'm sorry.

[logomancer]

The last two times I've posted about my adventures in Discrete Math, I have been corrected by many of my peers. I have realized now what you are all trying to get me to understand: that logic, at least in the mathematical sense, has no tangible connection with English. I apologize for saying otherwise. I hereby concede that you are all right and I am wrong, as far as this is concerned.

I hope you all can still respect me after my exposure to you all as an illogical and irrational moron. I can at least promise that I'll not post about Discrete Math again unless I'm sure that I'm in the right.

edit: I've calmed down a bit since I posted this, so the struck statement is no longer relevant.

Comments

[nixve.livejournal.com]

I hereby concede that you are all right and I am wrong, as far as this is concerned.

Andrew, don't worry about it. This is not a situation of right or wrong, don't beat yourself up about being "wrong".

Your teacher is obviously not making a clear enough distinction between mathematical logic and the logic that humans use in everyday life. All your points are valid, your professor is just failing to make himself clear. If he was then you wouldn't be confused.

[robertliguori.livejournal.com]

Also, do remember that if you're admitting wrongness in an emotionally invested opinion soley on the weight of arguments, you're more logical and rational than 99.99% of people out there.

[slitherrr.livejournal.com]

the point of the peer review is to take criticism and use that to improve, not to timidly expose your ideas and then hide in a corner when the first word comes along that you might be wrong. just because we've already taken discrete and have an idea of what you're studying doesn't make us tons smarter, and doesn't make you tons dumber.