@vgr I’m not an idealist so we can agree there’s external reality, but plenty of mathematicians argue that math has nothing to do with it.
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Replying to @atduskgreg
@atduskgreg I am a pure partisan in that. Math is external reality and part of the fabric of reality. We are also part of the same fabric.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @atduskgreg
@atduskgreg Imagining humans, even white Christian males, invented the Mandelbrot set or Godel's paradox is giving ourselves too much credit1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @atduskgreg
@atduskgreg that's an honest position. I wish more people were as honest. I am the opposite. I care about new truths, not how they're found2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @atduskgreg
@atduskgreg@vgr Why not care about both, but independently?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @paulbaumgart
@paulbaumgart@vgr That assumed they’re inherently separable. I don’t see any evidence of that.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @atduskgreg
@atduskgreg@paulbaumgart My objection is to sheer bad faith. It's like claiming 2+2=4 is suspect because of who said it.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@atduskgreg @paulbaumgart What sets logic, math etc apart from scare-quote social science "truths" is that you can validite for yourself
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Replying to @vgr
@vgr@atduskgreg Exactly, they're true outside of any social context and would be true in all the alternate timelines.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @paulbaumgart
@paulbaumgart@vgr But you know that that’s not even true in math, right? There are multiple contradictory internally consistent algebras.0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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