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Reasonable Hope (Math) · September 17 · 4 min

Why Can We Understand the Universe?

From our small planet, human beings can predict eclipses, measure distant stars, and uncover the structure of space and time. The universe contains patterns, our minds can recognize them, and mathematics connects the two. Why is such understanding possible at all?

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From our small planet, human beings can predict eclipses, measure distant stars, and uncover the structure of space and time. The universe contains patterns, our minds can recognize them, and mathematics connects the two. Why is such understanding possible at all?

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