[SystemSafety] Logical difficulties in mathematics

[Les Chambers]

Derek
Hossenfelder is missing an essential truth about the real world. That is, it runs on BS, especially 
when it comes to separating research project curators from their money. There does come a 
point though when the BS becomes so deep that you have to push back. Take Martin Luther. 
Purchase an indulgence from the Pope and you go straight to heaven? Really? Have we 
reached this point with particle physics? Over to you.

> 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
> 
> -- 
> Derek M. Jones           Software analysis
> tel: +44 (0)1252 520667  blog:shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com
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