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Re: Math: Did we discover or create it?

math is like language. we didnt "discover" language, we invented languages. much like math, we invented math so that we can articulate situations using certain "human thinking patterns".

edit:i think it depends on how one looks at math. if one focus on the concepts of math and views math as a law, then it is discovered; if one focus on the actualy methods and symbols of math and views math as a tool, then it is invented.

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