> It's cool that "Alex Knapp, a science writer at Forbes" has solved one of the major issues in the philosophy of mathematics by, erm, just asserting that Plato

> It's cool that "Alex Knapp, a science writer at Forbes" has solved one of the major issues in the philosophy of mathematics by, erm, just asserting that Platonism is false. And what is wrong with saying that? The burden of proof is on Platonists, just like it is on theists. I don't see any reason not to think that Platonism has been a huge waste of time.