Dyscalculia-Math Challenged

[snazzlefrag]

I would not call that a theory, maybe if I somehow proved it statistically then we could believe it in generalities.

A theory, by definition, is as yet unproven. It is speculative in nature. Were you to actually PROVE it, it would cease to be a theory.

You seem highly oppositional Spazz. Were you a child or an adolescent, I might even suspect an OD Disorder. As an adult, your dismissive opposition to any and all varying viewpoints; your outright rejection of legitimate, well-reasoned, and well-documented alternative ideas; and the combative tone of your responses, come across as merely arrogant, tiresome, and counterproductive.

No reasonable person would reject the notion that "laziness" is very likely a factor in many cases of academic failure at college-level math. However, to rigidly defend your argument that laziness is the ONLY possible factor is just silly. It's not only arrogant, it is intellectually ignorant.

Someone reasonably and rationally tried to explain their differing view point, and you responded that they were making excuses. Someone tried to relate a personal narrative, and you responded by questioning the veracity of her claims. Someone presented you with numerous external links to published research, and you responded by arguing that the research was meaningless because it was "relative, subjective, and not proven mathematically". Someone posted additional peer-reviewed scientific research, and you responded by switching the issue to being about basic arithmetic skills and claiming that you would rather believe a paper published in a "nonsense journal" than an "internet definition". Someone mentioned that your original statement was a "subjective theory" and you even argued about whether it was a theory or not.

This is no longer reasoned argument...it is just argument!

At a certain point, it becomes argument for argument's sake, and the discussion is no longer meaningful. If there is no commitment to reasonable discourse and a genuine meeting of the minds, then further discussion is fruitless and will not be helpful to anyone.

In fairness, I will give you some time to respond, and then I am going to close this thread. It is no longer serving any positive purpose for this community.

Thanks,
Snazzlefrag