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Some pure mathematics is actually rigorous.

• Waterluvian 4y ago
  Hah! You're fast. I was about to comment on that: "actual math" probably exists. "actual science" probably doesn't. I'm not sure any experiment can ever be free from error, uncertainty, trade-offs. (And now I'm super curious about this...) Thanks though. I've narrowed my original comment to more accurately represent the scope I am referring to.
  • philippejara 4y ago
    to be fair whether mathematics is a science or not is debated[0], so your initial claim might very well stand true depending on which side one takes in the argument. [0]:https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/10178/is-mathematics-an-art-or-a-science https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/10178/is-math...
    • Waterluvian 4y ago
      That's fair. Though that gets into semantics which I don't find interesting or fun. In this context, I think it's fair to say we're talking about "things that can be experimented on to learn more things."