Yes, quite: confusion arises; misunderstandings ensue; overly-confident haughty statements beginning with phrases like "I can assure you that..." are carelessly tossed about; and even when the confusion is exposed and cleared up in a sincere and polite way which should put the damn thing to rest, boring chauvinistic sentiments about My Field vs. Their Field are hid behind.
That is indeed what happens when some piece of terminology is used in two different fields of study. Which is too bad.
My statement:
I can assure you that the Continuum Hypothesis, first proposed by Cantor, and subsequently elevated to the first of the 23 most important unsolved Mathematical question for the 20th century by Hilbert in 1900, is NOT related to fluid dynamics.
was in no way "overly confident," nor "haughty." It is a simple statement of fact that the Cantor's Continuum Hypothesis does not apply to fluid dynamics. I knew this for a fact; hence your characterization that it was "carelessly" tossed out is in error. From the context of your remark, it seemed as though you were referring to Cantor's Continuum Hypothesis, which made no sense.
and even when the confusion is exposed and cleared up in a sincere and polite way which should put the damn thing to rest, boring chauvinistic sentiments about My Field vs. Their Field are hid behind.
I responded with a neutral, humorous comment about the confusion of two different fields using the same nomenclature for different things; it didn't blame you, it didn't critisize you, and it didn't belittle you, but you nonetheless go off on a friggin' tizzy like somebody killed your poodle. I didn't know what "your field" was when I made it, and quite frankly, "Frank" I could care less at this point what "field" you are in.
You are arguably the single most obnoxious poster I have seen on FR since the demise of the previous title-holder, "Medved the Magnificent", who was summarilly booted off of this forum due to illness: the management got sick of his obnoxious behavior. You appear to be bound and determined to pick a fight with or insult everyone who doesn't bow and scrape at your feet, in awe of your amazing intellectual prowess. So be it... after all, who am I to suggest a touch of humility might do wonders for your rapidly evaporating credibility.
That is indeed what happens when some piece of terminology is used in two different fields of study. Which is too bad.
And THIS is indeed what happens when you act like some sort of Narcissistic nitwit. Which is too bad.
P.S. This concludes my interaction with you, as it is painfully apparent it is impossible to interact with you, unless one is either a yes-man or a masochist. Though I have no intention of responding, I trust you'll savage me with some vindictive, vitriolic, and vacuous Histrionic, ego-boosting attack, as seems to be your wont.