Comment by cubefox
1 month 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.
1 month 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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