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I wonder why we ask this of mathematics and not, for example, physics. We all kinda understand how real Physics is: the universe does weird things, we find rul
by chronolitus 6y ago
I wonder why we ask this of mathematics and not, for example, physics.
We all kinda understand how real Physics is: the universe does weird things, we find rules and equations that fit these things. If planets go in circle (the Real - the Territory), we create orbital equations, Kepler's laws, etc (the Made up - the Map).
Isn't it the same with Math? In this universe, some fundamental rules seem to be obeyed: (at macro scale) objects tend to keep their delimitations, they add up and substract nicely, etc. So we make up words, language, equations to match.
Maybe it's just that the constructs Math tries to Map are more fundamental, harder to imagine a universe where they are different (a universe where 2+2 things makes 5 things)