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Comment author: ChristianKl 07 April 2015 08:27:49PM -1 points [-]

it doesn't really make sense to say that "I understand reductionism".

How much do you really understand if you say something about the topic that you believe not to make sense?

I'm remembering having a good understanding of it back in middle school (although a) I know that memory isn't always trustworthy, and b) I definitely didn't know the lingo).

Not having updated one's beliefs on a topic since middle school doesn't suggest deep understanding.

Comment author: adamzerner 07 April 2015 08:43:30PM 0 points [-]

When interpreted literally, "I understand reductionism" might not make sense, but I expect that people won't interpret it completely literally and would know what I mean.

If I implied that I haven't updated since middle school, I didn't mean to do that. I have in fact updated quite a bit.

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