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> The universe is not "doing" mathematics This is a hypothesis of yours. What evidence is there for this? I could argue that there is plenty of evidence that
by mathgenius 10y ago
> The universe is not "doing" mathematics
This is a hypothesis of yours. What evidence is there for this? I could argue that there is plenty of evidence that the universe is doing mathematics. That the universe is a game.
I'm interested to hear what you think.
- shakna 10y agoI think along what I think might be similar lines to the parent. Mathematics is a language to describe the universe, both observable and theoretical. The universe is more akin to the specification, whereas mathematics is our implementation. A way to expound, introspect and reach understanding. I wouldn't say that the universe performs mathematics. We could equally understand it through a different method, perhaps if we had moved towards magic rather than method in the days of alchemy, we might have something as pure as mathematics, but looking vastly differently.