Fascinating blog on how physics and mathematics are actually done, and what it’s like:https://drossbucket.wordpress.com/
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That blog is by the person who prompted my Lovecraftian speculation about real numbers. I’ve been meaning to post highlights for a while…pic.twitter.com/LRQqwlDjpX
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This is my experience too except that people are starting to question the foundations because of HoTT/category theory/proof assistants
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My tentative take on that stuff is that it’s a species of rationalist eternalism https://meaningness.com/rationalist-eternalism … motivated by fear of nebulosity.
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Why talk of "horrors" and "monsters" ? Is what you describe here any different from claiming we haven't solved Zeno's paradox ?
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Are you familiar with the foundational crisis in mathematics in the early 20th century? It’s generally acknowledged to be unresolved.
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There's also "Everything and More" by David Foster Wallace who touches on these mind-bending (and fun) topics
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A fun video that hints at the horrors below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEz-vGJvaik …
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