Re: JSH: The circular argument

> You MUST kiss butt in the math field in one way or another or you will
> be out.
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> Today that's impossible. =A0If you're not liked by enough people you
> don't exist in the modern math field.
>
> James Harris

I generally get some sick enjoyment out or reading your venting
sessions, but on this one I'm only mildly entertained, but extremely
confused.  Should the pure mathematicians turn to other forms of more
rigorous and truth revealing works such as sociology or environmental
sciences?  I mean, I have often found most work in these fields to be
opinionated works bordering on pure subjectivity finding the results
of which were being searched.  Sadly, I thinkk even in these fields it
helps to be liked.  If being liked is the result of your so-called
"Butt Kissing," I think it happens everywhere.  Some would even
venture to say that it happens most outside the arena of mathematics.
But who's to say.  May there's a ill arranged proof of the fact.
I'm sure there was a matter in point, however, I believe I missed
it.

Cheers,

~Mr. R