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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

The really funny part is the other two are also just math.

The fabric of reality is woven from math, and that's beautiful.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've got a pet theory that a hypothetical alien species' music would be more recognizably similar to humans' than their biology would.

[–] bootloop@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

This could make the plot of a great sci-fi book. Love the idea.

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[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There's a whole bit in The Incredibles about how math has changed since Bob was in school

[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

That $300 stack of the cheapest thin paper was last semester. The online code you need for class is void, and the questions won't match the answer key.

[–] muzzle@lemmy.zip 16 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Physics books are never outdated, you just discover better models that work in a wider range of conditions.

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[–] Morganica@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Math is a thought game with axioms as rules. It’s much more stable since the rules are “self-evident”.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Fuck you professor, its a 35 line proof, and it isn't as trivial as you think it is!

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[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The correct way to learn math is chronologically

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Wrong. Good look fooling around without algebra for years. New methods make old maths easy.

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[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Good, I didn't wanna learn calculus anyway

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 8 points 2 days ago (8 children)

You could make the same argument for things like mathematics before the discovery about imaginary numbers.

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[–] bieren@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

“It was made up 2000 years ago and is the absolute final word in everything. Well, the parts I pick and choose to fit my own beliefs.” -every religion there is

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[–] thelefthandpath@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago
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