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Originally Posted by tdvance
The upshot is, mathematics wins again in the race to understand the universe.
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Originally Posted by HenrikOlsen
The fundamental axioms of science is that all phycisists are capable of selfdelusion and that any hypothesis may be wrong.
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What's interesting is, I agree with both these statements, yet I also see how they contradict each other. I find many contradictions are fundamental to science, which is why I find it so amusing that the "holy grail" of science is complete self-consistency. As I've said elsewhere, I view the search for consistency as being akin to using the North star to go north, not as a guide to walking to Polaris.