Re: Sociological/Psychological Phenomenon
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Re: Sociological/Psychological Phenomenon

From: ake <i.am@not.invalid>
Date: Wed Jun 01 2005 - 07:45:24 CEST




"Pubkeybreaker"


> I am curious about something.


>


> What is it about math and crypto that makes an amateur


> believe that he/she can actually come up with a new theorem


> or algorithm that has somehow been miracuously missed by


> large numbers of previous (or current) mathematicians???



How well are those cases documented when mathematicians have examined an


idea and made the conclusion that it wasn't such a good idea? Not at all, I


believe.



Maybe somebody should list all ideas which are promising at first look, but


turn out to be bad ideas at closer examination?


Received on Thu Sep 29 21:39:29 2005