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Originally Posted by Frownland
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.
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Except I didn't say that. My point is that if you're not naturally gifted at math then all that "elegance" math stuff isn't going to come naturally to you and math will probably continue to be boring.