Quote:excellent points all around. I'm sure you have heard of the theory but it sounds a lot of the theory of the "math block". Look it up. But my general understanding of this is that people who are not good in math Are generally not good at critical thinking/problem solving. The theory behind the math block is that people put up a block when doing a math problem and decide early on that they do not understand the problem thus they will never get it. This this trickles down to all areas of critical thinking beyond math but math is a general point where you can see this unfold in a person that has "a math block "

 

If you really look at it, human history is all about math.  Every problem or solution is all done with math.  Everything that we use today is all controlled by math.  The very computer that you use to post to this forum whether it's a desktop PC, a tablet or a smart phone ultimately does it by doing math.

 

What really would blow people away is the fact that this has been done for thousands of years.  Simple things that are "trivial" are all related to math in one way or another.  Why is there 60 seconds in a minute?  Why are there 60 minutes in an hour?  Why is there 24 hours in a day?  Why is there 365 days in a year?  Rather than give the "textbook" answer to those questions that you've been "educated" to answer, figure it out for yourself.  Don't use your "smart" appliance, just use your mind.  My bet is that most people can't figure it out with paper and pencil based on their "education".

 

The current generation presented with a problem like this will quickly turn to their phones to "ask google" or "Ask Alexa" or "Ask Siri".  They are then presented with media that may or may not be correct, yet they accept that as the truth and the answer.

 

What I'm getting at is, everything in one way or another is done by math.  Look at healthcare.  Your blood work that gets done is determined by math.  The alignment on your car is done by math.  Even the very words on this forum is determined by math or numbers.  A computer doesn't "understand" letters but it does understand numbers.  Each letter or character that you type on this very forum is a number to a computer.

 

Look at ancient or historical things.  Everything was created using numbers to do so.

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