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		monadic2 on April 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Roger Penrose – Is Mathematics Invented or Discove... This is a silly semantics game and a boring one at that. the presumption that the words are contradictory, or that mathematics is a monolithic entity that plays a single role of invention or discovery, is a poor way of exploring the social and cultural (co)evolution of mathematics and methodical experimentation and observation.

Koshkin on April 17, 2020 [–]

You can't just say this to people who keep asking this question, and have been for ages.

monadic2 on April 22, 2020 | [–]

Why not? It’s not like they have any obligation to respond, and someone needs to point out the bullshit smell wafting through the room.

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