Comments on: Why are psychologists afraid of math? http://encefalus.com/general/psychologists-afraid-math/ Studying the complex interaction between brain, society and mind Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:15:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Drew http://encefalus.com/general/psychologists-afraid-math/comment-page-1/#comment-307143 Drew Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:18:46 +0000 http://encefalus.com/?p=2195#comment-307143 Hi, excellent article (along with your others I have read). I would love to say I have no idea why the first comment is so damning of your ideas but I think it's fair to say that others would share their stance. The truth is that maths almost deserves a prominent place in psychology. Many times throughout the history of civilization the idea of using maths to describe the natural world would have seemed ridiculous, it's really only since Newton, Galileo and others that we have come to appreciate what a powerful tool it is. Also it's worth pointing out to skeptics that using maths in a field does not imply that said field IS mathematics, just that is can be more thoroughly examined using mathematics. Hi, excellent article (along with your others I have read). I would love to say I have no idea why the first comment is so damning of your ideas but I think it’s fair to say that others would share their stance. The truth is that maths almost deserves a prominent place in psychology. Many times throughout the history of civilization the idea of using maths to describe the natural world would have seemed ridiculous, it’s really only since Newton, Galileo and others that we have come to appreciate what a powerful tool it is. Also it’s worth pointing out to skeptics that using maths in a field does not imply that said field IS mathematics, just that is can be more thoroughly examined using mathematics.

]]> By: amy http://encefalus.com/general/psychologists-afraid-math/comment-page-1/#comment-61315 amy Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:16:43 +0000 http://encefalus.com/?p=2195#comment-61315 I came cross your blog. I am a computer scientist and have no idea of phycological. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. They are very interesting points for me. I came cross your blog. I am a computer scientist and have no idea of phycological. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. They are very interesting points for me.

]]> By: Sierra Ghiringhelli http://encefalus.com/general/psychologists-afraid-math/comment-page-1/#comment-54936 Sierra Ghiringhelli Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:01:36 +0000 http://encefalus.com/?p=2195#comment-54936 Hello, I found this blog from bing and read a few of your other posts. They are very good. Pls continue this great work... Cheers, Steve. Hello, I found this blog from bing and read a few of your other posts. They are very good. Pls continue this great work… Cheers, Steve.

]]> By: Lord of Brain http://encefalus.com/general/psychologists-afraid-math/comment-page-1/#comment-12577 Lord of Brain Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:45:54 +0000 http://encefalus.com/?p=2195#comment-12577 You are generally correct... although I believe that psychologists should be trained to provide both questions and answers... but the modern tendency of psychology is cognitive neuroscience so hopefully "psychology" steps in the right pathway...the things you mention are broadly a common sense in highly developed scientifically countries... You are generally correct… although I believe that psychologists should be trained to provide both questions and answers… but the modern tendency of psychology is cognitive neuroscience so hopefully “psychology” steps in the right pathway…the things you mention are broadly a common sense in highly developed scientifically countries…

]]> By: Chris G http://encefalus.com/general/psychologists-afraid-math/comment-page-1/#comment-9171 Chris G Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:33:57 +0000 http://encefalus.com/?p=2195#comment-9171 I so hope that no one pays you for this its a load of crap. You have certainly got a screw loose. We can try to understand all we want about chemistry and physics but what we dont yet understand is ourselves. When it comes to realising any knowledge of ourselves we are still just like children playing with matches. It all comes with trial and error just like physics did. Hey we used to think the world was flat and the sun revolved around us. That is why psychologists have more questions than answers. And maths is useless when it comes to practicing psychology. I so hope that no one pays you for this its a load of crap. You have certainly got a screw loose. We can try to understand all we want about chemistry and physics but what we dont yet understand is ourselves. When it comes to realising any knowledge of ourselves we are still just like children playing with matches. It all comes with trial and error just like physics did. Hey we used to think the world was flat and the sun revolved around us. That is why psychologists have more questions than answers.

And maths is useless when it comes to practicing psychology.

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