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Originally Posted by shakran
No one invented gravity - it's a law of nature that is expressed with language.
By the same token, no one invented mathematics - it's a bunch of laws of nature expressed with numbers.
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Gravity is not a law of nature, it is a law of human science ascribed to nature. Gravity is, in all forms we know it, a description of physical phenomena that may or may not be fully correct.
Similarly with mathematics; it is a construction of human intent. It is used by us to ascribe characteristics to aspects of physical phenomena, as well as theoretical phenomena.
The mere fact that we can describe something, or give attributes to something, does not automatically make it real, true, or correct.