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Wait a minute, the universe as we know it, is a model of a universe, the way we humans understand it today.

That model is flawed, this is in fact the basis of science.

The latest scientific finding is considered true until... a more advanced model proves that there are cases where it is not true. A thrown object on earth follows a parabole? ... no it follows a straight line, the space around it is bent by a force that is known as the gravitational field.

What about math itself, no universe considered?

Math itself follows axioms which cannot be proven. Since we found no contradictions in the maths built upon those axioms, we consider those axioms to be true. You can think however of axioms on which you can build equations that are true and untrue at the same time.

My point being, whether we like it or not, the Truth with a capital T does not exist or at least cannot be proven.



Cannot be proven, physically. Mathematical truths prove themselves with their application to physical motion, e.g. Fourier Transformation, such extension of logical principles unto physical body sensations in contact with an external world is great evidence for myself that mathematical reasoning self-reliance in its ordering is great.




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