Untouchable Science

ITT, techniques that scientists use as barriers to entry to keep the common man from understanding and/or evaluating their claims.

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>>37
The purpose of requiring calculus courses is not just for its utility on the job.

Anyone who doesn't have sufficient working synapses to do the abstract reasoning involved in learning calculus has NO FUCKING BUSINESS being in any position where lives may depend on their ability to think.  Think of it as a bozo filter.

>>40
But as we've discussed in this thread, a large number of students don't actually come out of a calculus class understanding calculus. Rather, they merely memorize what it is they have to do when they see a problem and then just do that on tests and score decently, without having to learn or grasp any of the fundamental concepts.