Number theory might have progressed faster… we might better understand the “Great Filter” Isn’t this kind of thing archetypal of knowledge that in no way contributes to human welfare?
Number theory might have progressed faster… we might better understand the “Great Filter”
Isn’t this kind of thing archetypal of knowledge that in no way contributes to human welfare?
I don’t think you’ll find many here to agree that math doesn’t help with human welfare.
I don’t think you’ll find many here to agree that math doesn’t help with human welfare.