Comments | vulumesky: I'm a know nothing

vulumesky

I'm a know nothing

Feb 26, 2007 12:21

"I know I don't know anything. While I may think I do from time to time, I don't. The only thing I really, truly know, is how to test what I'm doing. I know how to quantify it. Be it training, nutrition, and business, whatever. I go into everything thinking that I don't know a thing. Then I start talking to people who claim to know, and I'll ( Read more... )

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misora February 26 2007, 18:32:09 UTC

You just described how every scientist feels before starting an experiment. XDDDD

Although I do end up making intellectual hypotheses about how things will turn out, I'm only right about 50% of the time, which is most likely due to luck and circumstance. ^.~

vulumesky February 26 2007, 19:29:15 UTC

Science is all about proving itself wrong and I like that.

tripping_fruit February 27 2007, 06:02:03 UTC

There was a political party called the Know-Nothings; they had very little to do with your statement, but that was the first thought into my head.

But, in some ways, I beg to disagree--in some situations, you have to go into it knowing something. I don't really know how to describe it, but you can't go into every single thing a clean slate, every single time, no matter how hard you try. You bring experience and knowledge and prejudice with you, and that's just how it goes.

Determinedly avoiding it is another thing.

HOY. I need to talk to you about arrangements for teh gr8t KS meetup.