"Mathematics is nothing more, nothing less, than the exact part of our thinking." (Brouwer)
How the hell could he be so sure? And his 'mathematics' differed from that of the left wing: the formalists. I envy people, that are convinced of having the truth. Is math in all our minds? (Obviously some think cricket is more interesting.)
I think I will start a new coterie called 'The Wrong Wing'. Math is just a game and not a divine reality, as some seem to think. Many have tried to formulate the ultimate theory about everything, but all have failed. Failure is our heritage.
David Hilbert was a member of the Swedish Academy of Science, and I think he had a nice hat.
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