In the ancient Greece there was a tradition of studying math. To the outsiders it appeared as if a bunch of dudes in white robes studied triangles, but the inne

In the ancient Greece there was a tradition of studying math. To the outsiders it appeared as if a bunch of dudes in white robes studied triangles, but the inner circle studied the absolute truths that happened to be represented well by geometry. The Pythagora's triangle wasn't just a shallow numeric relationship to them, they saw the inner truth behind it.