Re:Surprise Computer Science Proof Stuns Mathematicians
by claytongulick on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @01:12AM
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I agree with you, except that math does have a relationship with the physical world.
Math was invented and refined over time in order to find ways to model, communicate and reason about our observed physical phenomenon.
I understand though, that there is a ton of subject matter within the field that is completely divorced from the "real" world.
Mathematics have nothing to do with the real world.
The set of all true statements provable with a set of axioms is determined only by the axioms. All the true statements are already true whether we know they are or not; in that sense math is like exploring the unknown land that exists outside of the physical realm. It's discovered.