It's amazing how scientific students learn mathematics or physics today. They think they have a lot of knowledge whereas they only have a very superficial understanding of the underlying phenomena. They don't study the Epistemology of Science because their teachers themselves just don't care what Science is really about: they only train for competition for degree where students learn by rote. I won't extend today personally - maybe another time - but I will just quote an excerpt of Richard Feyman's Book:

Surely you're joking Mr Feynman Adventures of a Curious Character

It's possible to enjoy Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman simply as a bunch of hilarious yarns. At some point, however, attentive readers realize that underneath all the merriment simmers a running commentary on what constitutes authentic knowledge ...

www.elitethinker.com/2009/05/disastrous-scientific-education.html

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