[SystemSafety] Logical difficulties in mathematics

[Derek M Jones]

Peter,

>> Arnold got this right years ago. Most people who disagree with his position aren't actually good
>> enough mathematicians to have an opinion worth listening to.
> Newton's physics lasted about 250 years. The math he invented to express that physics has lasted 350
> years and counting. It is still taught in every university as a basis not only for math but for
> science and engineering.
While the universe might be full of things to discover, the
willingness to pay for the search is the limiting factor.  Something
that the particle physics community is having to come to terms with
(they want money for a bigger particle collider, and there is no reason
to believe it will discover anything significant enough to be worth
paying the large amount of money involved):
http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2019/02/burton-richter-on-future-of-particle.html

Now it is mostly hype (at least in some fields):
http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2019/03/merchants-of-hype.html

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