Bartosz Milewski on Nostr: There is a common misconception that physicists create mathematical models of ...
There is a common misconception that physicists create mathematical models of reality. In actuality they use a system of heuristics that imitates mathematics. It can be used to calculate things while skilfully ignoring internal inconsistencies. Physicists hallucinate mathematics.
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