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I wonder if others feel the same way: I think one reason I'm so fascinated by certain abstract mathematical concepts (like this one), in addition to certain th
by aik 16y ago
I wonder if others feel the same way:
I think one reason I'm so fascinated by certain abstract mathematical concepts (like this one), in addition to certain theoretical physics concepts that prod at the root of how everything works, is in the hope that someday I will come across something that will trigger some new all-encompassing form of understanding inside me like nothing else ever has. Something, but not necessarily, of eternal consequences.
- Fice 16y agoYes, I experienced a significant shift in my worldview when I first learned Goedel's incompleteness theorems.
- TeMPOraL 16y agoI think I have similar feelings. The deep reason for me to read about advanced mathematics, theoretical physics and science in general is the hope that one day this accumulated knowledge will let me understand the world we live in in a better way; a hope of getting a framework of thought that allows to experience and do things that previously I couldn't.