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ASalazarMXyesterday at 8:38 PM2 repliesview on HN

Math is an abstraction of reality, it had to be invented, so more inventions or discoveries could be made within it.


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baqyesterday at 8:43 PM

The test goes like ‘is our universe, or any other universe, required for the axioms to exist’ and I don’t see how ‘yes’ is a defensible answer.

pigpopyesterday at 8:44 PM

What is an abstraction? It is something that arises from human thought and human thought arises from the activity of neurons which are a part of reality. You can't escape reality unless you invoke some form of dualism.

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