Dan Michaels wrote:

> > That math is often useful to describe the behaviour of the
> > universe is a happy circumstance, but so far has not been
> > shown to be more than that.

> By "... more than that ...", do you mean being able to "explain"
> the meaning of life and the genesis of the universe, etc,
> as opposed to simply being a way to "describe" it?

As in the universe, the meaning of life, & all that?  :)

Math as gnosis is an ancient, interesting idea. The power
math has given us over the world tempts us to argue, like
Isidore Rabi : "What the hell else do you want - Mermaids?"
Reasonable, but illogical, so I guess I do.

best regards, Jack

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