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This is either an extremely obvious and boring observation or the basis for a metaphysical trip, depending on how pre-disposed you are to "mathematical spiritua
by thwayunion 5y ago
This is either an extremely obvious and boring observation or the basis for a metaphysical trip, depending on how pre-disposed you are to "mathematical spiritualism" :)
- whatshisface 5y agoNothing can be objectively interesting, only objectively true. Just because math is objectively true does not mean you've been robbed of your license to decide if you think it's interesting. :)
- thwayunion 5y agoAgreed. Similarly, just because I don't "get" church doesn't mean I can prove God doesn't exist. And it certainly doesn't mean I should stand in the way of others enjoying the experience of going to church regardless of their beliefs. It just means I don't "get" it.
- whatshisface 5y agoReligion is slightly different though, they claim actual direct truth (not mere truth of implication given certain assumptions) which makes their claims more interesting but prevents them from claiming automatic objective truth. The Formal Gospel would go, "If God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, ..." ;)
- thwayunion 5y agoThat's why I used words like "spirituality" and "faith" instead of "religion" and "dogma". I'm describing a shared social/psychological phenomenon, not a shared epistemological status. Read my posts less as works of the philosophy of mathematics and more as anthropological musings.