(September 7, 2018 at 2:50 pm)polymath257 Wrote: Was the game of chess invented or discovered? I think we would agree it was invented...The situation is very similar in mathematics. We invent the mathematical system and then discover the consequences of our assumptions.
On first blush that appears to be a reasonable position until one question arises. Does mathematics reveal truths about reality.?
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