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Re:Mathematics has changed. Let's act like it by mxfactorial on Monday November 02, 2026 @03:50AM (#50334475)
> It's the bedrock of all other science.

no, its just a language. physics constrains 1+1. "one plus one equals two" is difficult to transform

Re:Mathematics has changed. Let's act like it by abc123abc123 on Monday November 02, 2026 @06:26AM (#50335475)
Good luck trying to do science without a language.
Re:Mathematics has changed. Let's act like it by fn-mote on Monday November 02, 2026 @07:41AM (#50336059)
> > It's the bedrock of all other science.

> no, its just a language

Totally disagree. Math and physics overlap, for example, but the idea of a conservation law that your system follows is way more than language. Math provides a unified view of all of the systems with conservation laws. That’s an idea, not just vocabulary.

Re:Mathematics has changed. Let's act like it by mxfactorial on Monday November 02, 2026 @09:47PM (#50347375)
> Totally disagree.

instead of turning where measurement ends and language begins into a debate on social media

go outside and count some rocks for a while

use whatever symbols u like

return only when the symbols change after recounting

restricting the start of the debate between u and the rocks is healthier and more peaceful