I take the ESR view here: math is only unreasonably effective to describe your field because you have chosen to study a field that is effectively described by m

I take the ESR view here: math is only unreasonably effective to describe your field because you have chosen to study a field that is effectively described by math. For example, consistent science-like theories of history are very suspicious to say the least. By and large, nature doesn't give a damn. E.g. the most natural and mathematically elegant way to describe space is euclidean geometry, which happens to be a "wrong" model. On some level, model selection is influenced by aesthetic considerations.