Taleb's counter argument:

For instance, mathematics as taught for "liberal" education, was theoretical mind exercise. Euclid's theorem was never used in building. Meanwhile builders (parts of guilds with trade secrets) were using their own heuristic, richer, geometry.

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• 對此我無法argue太多。故宮不是靠幾何學家的指導建造出來的，沒錯。但是這不影響數學->實證科學->現代科技的關係。 -唐宋韻- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/24/2023 postreply 15:15:28

• 沒有一批古希臘數學家，沒有歐拉、牛頓、高斯這些數學巨匠的貢獻，人類不可能有現代科技和現代生活。 -唐宋韻- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/24/2023 postreply 15:21:03

• Sure. Just to offer another view. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/24/2023 postreply 15:23:57

• This view is nice. Thanks. -唐宋韻- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/24/2023 postreply 17:45:00