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John Denker wrote:
..... Physics is validated by experiment. Math is validated
by rigor. ....
That is what philosophers say. They want laymen think that in
mathematics proofs come before discoveries and in physics
discoveries are made in laboratories, according to "experimental
method". In reality, as pointed out by others on this list, neither
physicists nor mathematicians feel obliged to follow the paths
prescribed by philosophers. ...