Re: Opinions on mathematics.

Michael Press <jack@xxxxxxxx> writes:

In article
<Hbdfh.4308$bR7.780@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Aatu Koskensilta <aatu.koskensilta@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Michael Press wrote:
From time to time someone tells me that mathematics is
not science. I disagree with this assertion. The reason
is that a mathematical object is a structure that we
construct in our mind with the aid of writings and
diagrams. When doing mathematics we are mapping our
minds, and changing our minds.

I see. Mathematics is a combination of introspective psychology and
psychiatry.

I see. Only through psychiatry can we change our minds.

Since when is mathematics about changing our minds? After all, if
these structures exist as constructions in our mind, why would we
change them?

--
Jesse F. Hughes
"Leaving things always seems to fix me,
Running seems to ease my worried mind."
-- Bad Livers, "Honey, I've Found a Brand New Way"
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