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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Math isn't real? The universe, and its laws of physics, disagree.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Math is our representation of real world phenomena. The universe is not calculating any computations when gravity takes effect. This is basic mathematical knowledge that they teach you when you first learn physics. So no, math is not real and is entirely made up.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The universe is not calculating any computations when gravity takes effect.

How do you know?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I see what you're saying. But what if we tweak things a little:
Math is real, it is numbers that are invented, the discreet packets in a ruler, a measuring stick. Like an imaginary line in a grid, such as the tropics and equator.