> ... I'm one who also thinks that the only true science is mathematics. I happen to agree philosophically, but I have been in a number of debates on this topi

> ... I'm one who also thinks that the only true science is mathematics. I happen to agree philosophically, but I have been in a number of debates on this topic in which the empirical nature of science, and the requirement for perpetual falsifiability of scientific theories by new evidence, was used to argue that mathematics isn't really science as strictly defined. After due consideration, I have been forced to the conclusion that, if perpetual falsifiability and an empirical basis are required for science, then mathematics is in a category all its own. Having said that, I still regard mathematics as the purest "science": http://xkcd.com/435/ http://xkcd.com/435/