jimmy p
Jan9-04, 08:49 AM
Why Bother?
Throughout the ages many have suspected that there's no point in learning anything. Now, however, we have evidence that this is true! At least it transpires that knowledge acts as a brake on an individual's earning potential. This theorem (the more you know the less you earn) can be supported by a mathematical equation based on the following two postulates:
Postulate 1: Knowledge is power
Postulate 2: Time is money
As every engineer knows: Power=Work/Time
Since: Knowledge=Power
and: Time=Money
by substitution we have: Knowledge=Work/Money
Solving for Money, we get: Money=Work/Knowledge
Thus, as Knowledge approaches zero, Money approaches infinity, regardless of the amount of work done.
CONCLUSION: The less you know, the more you make.
and how about one to prove that we are all goats
The Logical Proof
The proposition "Everything is a Goat" is either true or not true.
If it is false, then it's opposite must be true.
The opposite of "everything" is "nothing", which give us the proposition "Nothing is a Goat".*
Now, this statement is clearly false, for goats certainly exist - we have all seen them. This means that it's opposite must be true.
Therefore, "Everything is a Goat" must be a true statement.
PS. This relies on propositional logic eg. any statement is either true or false and if proven false, then the opposite statement must be true, for example, the statement "It is raining outside", either it is or it is not.
Makes you think huh?
Throughout the ages many have suspected that there's no point in learning anything. Now, however, we have evidence that this is true! At least it transpires that knowledge acts as a brake on an individual's earning potential. This theorem (the more you know the less you earn) can be supported by a mathematical equation based on the following two postulates:
Postulate 1: Knowledge is power
Postulate 2: Time is money
As every engineer knows: Power=Work/Time
Since: Knowledge=Power
and: Time=Money
by substitution we have: Knowledge=Work/Money
Solving for Money, we get: Money=Work/Knowledge
Thus, as Knowledge approaches zero, Money approaches infinity, regardless of the amount of work done.
CONCLUSION: The less you know, the more you make.
and how about one to prove that we are all goats
The Logical Proof
The proposition "Everything is a Goat" is either true or not true.
If it is false, then it's opposite must be true.
The opposite of "everything" is "nothing", which give us the proposition "Nothing is a Goat".*
Now, this statement is clearly false, for goats certainly exist - we have all seen them. This means that it's opposite must be true.
Therefore, "Everything is a Goat" must be a true statement.
PS. This relies on propositional logic eg. any statement is either true or false and if proven false, then the opposite statement must be true, for example, the statement "It is raining outside", either it is or it is not.
Makes you think huh?