Which profession is more logical?

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The discussion centers on the comparative logical reasoning skills of math graduates versus software engineers. Participants argue that both professions demand significant logical thinking, with mathematics focusing on pure logic and software engineering emphasizing algorithm development. The conclusion drawn is that both fields require high levels of logical reasoning, making it difficult to definitively state which is more logical. The debate highlights the subjective nature of assessing logic across different disciplines.

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Which program gives more logical training?

  • Mathematics (this can include statistics or applied mathematics)

    Votes: 6 85.7%
  • Software engineer

    Votes: 1 14.3%

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Me and a friend of mine were having a debate about who was more logical in general from their educational training. A math graduate or a software engineer? I basically said that mathematics was logic but he said software engineers needed to be logical to develop algorithms. So which one do you think is more logical?
 
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That's a highly subjective question. Since they both require a lot of logical thinking, how would you even expect a serious answer? If one were obviously something that required little thinking, it would be easy, but you picked two fields which both require a lot of logical thought.
 

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