Mathematical reality exists independently in a Platonic realm: mathematical truths are discovered rather than invented, they exist prior to and independent of human minds, and their truths are there to be found if we are lucky.
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Roger PenroseEvidence Quote
“the mathematical world exists independently of us...it's more like a discovery than...an intervention...the truths are there...independently of us”
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Asking a Theoretical Physicist About the Physics of Consciousness | Roger Penrose | EP 244— Jordan B PetersonCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:07:02 AM
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