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		peteradio on July 25, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What If Consciousness Comes First? How are mathematical questions unscientific?

ardy42 on July 26, 2019 [–]

> How are mathematical questions unscientific?

Because the essential quality of science is empirically testing hypotheses against physical observations, and math doesn't work like that at all.

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