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	Science Forum Forum Index » Philosophical Discussion » Law Of conservation of difficulty  Law Of conservation of difficulty « View previous topic :: View next topic »  Author Message organic god Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:18 pm    Post subject: Law Of conservation of difficulty Forum Sophomore Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Posts: 160 Location: The Pro Chair Began Reading "The Human Touch" by Michael Frayn. it's a great book however he quotes the law of conservation of difficulty "Obscurantism in an academic subject expands to fill the vacuum of its intrinsic simplicity". I don't understand what this law means. can someone put it in simpler terms for me and explain it. Thanks _________________ everything is mathematical. Back to top 425 Chaotic Requisition Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:52 pm    Post subject: The Doctor Joined: 18 Jun 2007 Posts: 3175 Location: Somewhere, nowhere. Ask Ophiolite, he kinda talks like that. _________________ "Laugh at life or it will laugh at you". - SVRDW. Back to top Dlrow Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:23 am    Post subject: Forum Sophomore Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 183 Location: Uncertain The defintation of - Obscurantism - ''A deliberate act intended to make something obscure'' My interpretation of the following is as follows that.. "Obscurantism in an academic subject expands to fill the vacuum of its intrinsic simplicity" Things are often talked about between people as one thing when in reality people have different interpretations of that very thing. Somethings are simple and we can talk about these is seemingly absolute truth - such as - a great chronic pain in the arse. We can all say quite confidentaly to each other that this is dam painfull and we are in dislike about this chronic pain in the arse... However if we are talking about time.. We all think differently of this word and therefore it is sometimes in place for a person to obscure the defination of the word to cause confusion and question within others minds - in the hope to create a blank vacuum where the people actually start to wonder ''what do i really know about this?''.. This leading maybe to a greater understanding. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First     Page 1 of 1 Science Forum Forum Index » Philosophical Discussion » Law Of conservation of difficulty Jump to: Select a forum Natural Sciences----------------Astronomy & CosmologyBiologyChemistryEarth SciencesMathematicsPhysics People----------------Behavioral & Social SciencesHealth & MedicinePhilosophical DiscussionHistoryReligionPoliticsCriminology and Forensic Science General Technology----------------Computer ScienceElectronicsMilitary Technology Information Technology----------------Business & EconomicsEducationEngineering & Transportation International Issues----------------Environmental IssuesIn the News The Science Forum----------------General DiscussionIntroductionsScience-Fiction and Non-FictionExperimentationPseudoscienceLinksArt and Culture Site Administration----------------Site FeedbackTrash Can  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
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