CCC comments on Theism, Wednesday, and Not Being Adopted - Less Wrong

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Comment author: CCC 31 January 2013 12:37:04PM 3 points [-]

One kind of lie I have in mind is things like explaining Newtonian physics to physics students instead of quantum mechanics or relativity.

I have heard this sort of thing referred to as "lies-to-children". Your average junior school is full of them. (All numbers are on the number line! The atom is like a very tiny solar system!)

Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 31 January 2013 07:33:11PM 1 point [-]

Yes, so I guess what I'm saying is that I also don't make a strong distinction between children and adults.