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I have concluded that math is something downright eldritch. It not only can describe the universe, but entire endless sets of possible universes that obey inter
by Nasrudith 1y ago
I have concluded that math is something downright eldritch. It not only can describe the universe, but entire endless sets of possible universes that obey internal consistency and all of its hypothetical states, no matter how implausible it would be to exist (ice cubes inside the sun, briefly).
Better than that, math can exist entirely independently of the universe and can describe that which cannot exist. The universe may go to one stable end state or another eventually, one which renders time meaningless but math will still exist, even without anything able to embody it, much less conceive of it. Math is thus arguably more real than reality despite containing vast amounts of fiction.