Comment by cubefox
21 days ago
Well, read the linked comment. The possible future applications of useless science can't be known either. I still argue that it has intrinsic value apart from that, unlike pure mathematics.
21 days ago
Well, read the linked comment. The possible future applications of useless science can't be known either. I still argue that it has intrinsic value apart from that, unlike pure mathematics.
There are many cases where pure mathematics became useful later.
https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/dfw3by/is_there_any_e...
So what? There are probably also many cases where seemingly useless science became useful later.
Exactly, you're almost getting it. Hence the value of "pure" research in both science and math.
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