>From: "Adam Escandell <duchamp2537_at_...>" <duchamp2537_at_...> >Reply-To: quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com >To: quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com >Subject: [quizbowl] Re: Art History Debates >Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 15:46:52 -0000 > > 2) There's a fundamental difference between the sciences and the > > > humanities with regards to the difficulty of each one. The fact >is > > > that if you're a science student, it's much easier to learn a >little > > > history and read some literature and become a good humanities >player > > > as well than to do the reverse. > >This is a little nutty. While I'm constantly impressed by the ability >of quizbowl players to divide knowledge into endless categories, this >is a bit excessive. All quizbowl knowledge, consisting as it does of >impetus and response, (or rather clue and answer), seems to me by >nature created equal. Is it possible that the reason why most science >majors who are quizbowl players are also capable in the humanities is >because of the nature of the distribution? While it's possible for a >humanities student to largely ignore 1\4 of the distribution and >still be a competent player, a science player, especially one >constrained only to physics, has to learn something outside of >science to even be interested in quizbowl most of the time. The only >case I see for your point would be the suggestion that more people >simply find learning literature or history to be more interesting >than learning their damn subatomic particles. This is probably true, >but to put it in terms of "easiness" or "hardness" is misleading. > >AE One thing also to note is that science is more interdependent though. If you're a chem major, you probably know some bio and physics. Phuysics, math and some chem. CS, well, I don't know anything about that. But if you are a music major, this in no way means you have read any Hawthorne short stories, or understand Hinduism. So, while science may make up a smaller percentage of points than humanities (do we count history as a humanity or social science? Swat goes with SS, which is what I'm used to.), it's a little more connected than any subset of "humanities" or "social sciences". -Dan =) _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
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