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Devout--Atheist t1_irjp3qa wrote

Reply to comment by JoTheRenunciant in Quantum philosophy: 4 ways physics will challenge your reality by ADefiniteDescription

>1. Some type of ego stroking or defense going on ("I have a STEM degree, this person only has a philosophy degree

Did you mean the reverse? Any physics major with quantum mechanics coursework should be well aware of entanglement, it's arguably the most important feature.

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JoTheRenunciant t1_irjqinv wrote

I mean that even if they're aware of something, they'll find some way to say that the other person is wrong about it, which can end up making them wrong about basic things. Take the top comment about the speed of light being "wrong" as an example: the author said "around 300," meaning it's rounded, and rounding 299 to 300 is correct rounding, yet people say he's wrong, which ironically makes them wrong.

It doesn't necessarily have to be connected with a philosophy degree, but I think philosophy is an easy target since it talks about scientific fields, and it's especially easy to say "ha! This is all wrong — such an inaccurate philosopher's take!"

EDIT: Just saw that the commenter I referenced said it was just a simple mistake, so this wasn't a great example.

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