Re:In Search of Proofs from “The Book”
by taoistextremist on Thursday March 22, 2018 @02:08PM
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That's a problem with the model, though, not math itself. People who attribute divinity to mathematics aren't considering these types of things as its the application of math into another field, not an intrinsic truth within the field of mathematics.
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I'm not convinced that such an intrinsic truth exists apart from application.
Re:In Search of Proofs from “The Book”
by taoistextremist on Friday March 23, 2018 @01:52PM
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That's a different take on mathematics than many people I've met who study it. For me, mathematics is an extension of philosophy, geared towards finding intrinsic truth in a quantitative domain, and it just happens to have applications.