> Why is this a problem? Doing maths purely for its own sake is as valid and useful as painting a picture, or cooking a delicious meal instead of just eating dr

> Why is this a problem? Doing maths purely for its own sake is as valid and useful as painting a picture, or cooking a delicious meal instead of just eating dry bread. Nothing is wrong with this at all. I never wrote nor even implied there was anything wrong with this. If you had read to the end of my comment you would have seen I wrote: > Maybe all CA needs to do is help us appreciate nature and simple machines. So looks like we are in agreement in appreciating the beauty of maths.