Saturday, June 17, 2006

 

JSH: Those damn fools, math is before us

I remember reading stuff about mathematicians creating proofs as if they were writers, and people would ask questions that were stupid to me, like wondering if mathematics was a creation of human beings.

Of course mathematics is not a creation of human beings.

And no one ever writes a proof—a proof is discovered.

Mathematical proofs have been here since before humanity. They will be here long after humanity is gone.

You go out looking for math proofs. Like searching for treasure.

You can't make one.

The stunning impact of human beings deluded about their place in reality can be seen now with the factoring problem where trillions of dollars are going to move as people pay the price for believing in some of you who thought you create mathematics.

Make no mistake.

Every human being on this planet can die to hold on to the belief that human beings create mathematics and it won't change anything.

Once every person is dead, the mathematics will still be here.

The mathematical proofs, like they were before, will still be here.





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