Re:Gödel, Escher, Bach: an in-depth explainer
by didericis on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @09:38AM
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I think mathematical intuition might be some kind of weird analog calculation, but yes, I can’t think of an actual visual proof that cannot also be described in discrete formal terms and validated with a computer. There might be examples out there somewhere, but I don’t know of any.
Of course, this is not an argument that our brains are absolutely finite and classical. Perhaps analog computations is required for an appreciation of beauty, or quantum physics is necessary for us to fall in love. But we seem to be able to check math proofs without them.