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Comment by gsinclair

First of all, mathematics is about so much more than the area of a triangle etc. that any analogy based on such simple things is overwhelmingly likely to be too simple to be of value.

Secondly, there is no truly objective truth to the area of a triangle. At bottom, this “truth” is simply “everyone is convinced, and for good reason”.

Without persuading other people of the “truths” that you discover, there is no real mathematics.

parent gsinclair 2 months ago

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