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> So I'm curious as to how exactly you disagree: the existence of connections between CT and other fields are objectively and verifiably well established (just
by bmacho 3y ago
> So I'm curious as to how exactly you disagree: the existence of connections between CT and other fields are objectively and verifiably well established (just read a randomly-selected CT paper!)
I don't think that there are as many and as important as they claim, and I don't think that several fields use them (yet). Sure, CT advocates have huge lists of unifications and connections (e.g. categories for the working mathematician has a lot), but they don't appear on the other side. Maybe they will, but I don't think they do yet. Thus the 'obscure'.
- Twey 3y agoI see — so it seems like what confused me about your comment is that your definition of ‘closely connected’ doesn't mean in a theoretical sense, i.e. that there's a well-understood mapping between them, but is more about a cultural connection in which people make choose to make active use of category-theoretical concepts when working in a more concrete field? Thank you for explaining :)