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Re: Math: Did we discover or create it?

The way I see it, Math is a concept created using our observations of natural phenomenon, so that we can have a standard to base our logic and resoning upon. it is like a tool to explain things we cannot visualize, abstract things like numbers. so basically, there can be different kinds of mathematics, based upon different co-ordinate systems, and different rules. maybe, in another kind of math 2 points cannot be connected in a straight line, etc. i'm sure there are much better examples out there.
so, my conclusion is pretty much the same as CraigD !

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