tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post5147949132832275290..comments2024-03-02T00:44:55.128-08:00Comments on Pleiotropy: Can you live with a scientist?Bjørn Østmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-92155131127521203192011-11-18T08:11:04.175-08:002011-11-18T08:11:04.175-08:00Strong annoyance from so many "whys", pr...<i>Strong annoyance from so many "whys", probably caused by the fear to face the truth.</i><br /><br />Facing the truth is the only way to fix problems. Skirting them ends in ruin and regret.<br /><br /><i>The truth that she was asking herself so many "why"s already, that she knew that solution was not gonna work, would set her so vulnerable that she could not bear there was really someone asking her these whys again.</i><br /><br />When a bone is broken, you don't ignore it out of the way. You have to inflict even more damage before it can heal properly. If you don't talk about the real problems, the problems will kill you(r relationship). Then, frankly, in my opinion you're totally to blame if you just shut up.<br /><br /><i>I personally want to learn more stats too, like T-test, regression analysis. This probably could have helped me to understand more about my geek ex-boyfriend.</i><br /><br />Maybe you should have asked him. I'm sure he, like geeks everywhere, would have loved to answer any questions you might have had, about statistics or anything else.Bjørn Østmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-9729162023766064732011-11-17T23:34:21.768-08:002011-11-17T23:34:21.768-08:00Strong annoyance from so many "whys", pr...Strong annoyance from so many "whys", probably caused by the fear to face the truth. The truth that she was asking herself so many "why"s already, that she knew that solution was not gonna work, would set her so vulnerable that she could not bear there was really someone asking her these whys again. <br />I personally want to learn more stats too, like T-test, regression analysis. This probably could have helped me to understand more about my geek ex-boyfriend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-51325623714067675072011-11-16T05:10:29.275-08:002011-11-16T05:10:29.275-08:00And by the way, I've come to understand I *lik...And by the way, I've come to understand I *like* people who are arrogant. At least, as long as they've got something to back it up.James Sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212877636980569324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-12627333787832819872011-11-16T05:09:29.481-08:002011-11-16T05:09:29.481-08:00Well, I'm an engineer, not a scientist, but I ...Well, I'm an engineer, not a scientist, but I work in R&D so I tend to think a little more that way (thank Jeebus I don't have to be nearly as rigorous though!) I think maybe the really annoying part to other people is being a skeptic -- I'm always telling people their anecdotes aren't true and that I can prove it with Snopes! heh....<br /><br />I have the problem with my wife that she will suggest some solution to a problem, and the first thing I do is list five things wrong with it -- even if I'm not necessarily saying it's a bad idea! That's how I do things at work: If I or somebody else has an idea, I try to think of all the ways in which that idea won't work, partially in order to stimulate myself and others to come up with ways to address the issues, and partially because then whatever is left standing at the end is all the stronger. Not as effective an approach in relationships though!James Sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212877636980569324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-57185973396350226132011-11-15T18:55:32.304-08:002011-11-15T18:55:32.304-08:00Speaking for myself, I am talking about a scientif...Speaking for myself, I am talking about a scientific way of thinking, rather than always talking about science (which I do not). Call that way of thinking scienticity.<br /><br />Hobbies? From what I know, scientists have hobbies like most other people. I like playing soccer with my kids (they are going to be stars), drinking lots of alcohol (not with kids), playing my guitar, throwing my shuriken, working. Yes, work is fun.Bjørn Østmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859177313382114917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989966954446423670.post-33054902096880609732011-11-15T16:26:14.279-08:002011-11-15T16:26:14.279-08:00Well now someone needs to define 'scienticity&...Well now someone needs to define 'scienticity' if this thread is going to have any intellectual merit! Okay, in all seriousness (and making assumptions), I suspect most people find low-dimensional personalities which emphasize only scienticity to be difficult to be around. High scienticity is generally agreeable when the person knows how to tailor their interactions with others depending on the setting and group, playing up other facets of their own personality and experience. (Of course, this shouldn't be too necessary with a significant other....) On the other hand, this becomes difficult if you eat, sleep, and breathe science, at which point the person might feel it's too much a compromise of themselves to filter that in any way. I'd be curious what kinds of hobbies scientists have, since usually people seek a way to balance or broaden their life even when they love what they do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com