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Originally Posted by The Batlord
I think you're fooling yourself if you think 99% of the human race wouldn't fall far short of Einstein's understanding of physics no matter how much they tried.
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Disabilities notwithstanding, I think this is very much possible with enough work. It's not like Einstein popped out of the womb with an understanding of relativity, he had to work to get there. Starting that process as an adult would indeed be more difficult than pushing yourself down that road from a young age like Einstein did, though. I think that 99% of our forum members could achieve it with enough effort for sure. That effort is indeed a bitch though.
That extreme example doesn't really validate your notion that math is nearly impossible for anyone who isn't a "natural mathematician" to understand or be interested in. There's always room for growth and resting on these kinds of comparisons to determine what you're capable of is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
