Comment by sankhao
9 hours ago
>Mathematics, especially pure mathematics, has always been about communicating stories that help us understand reality more deeply.
I'm pretty sure pure mathematics is the part of math which is not about reality.
9 hours ago
>Mathematics, especially pure mathematics, has always been about communicating stories that help us understand reality more deeply.
I'm pretty sure pure mathematics is the part of math which is not about reality.
Reality encompasses more than the physical universe. Abstract mathematics describe an aspect of reality, too.