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by jjgreen·9y ago·view on hn ↗
Perhaps my point is misunderstood here: it is that if we think of mathematical truth as being based on intuition, then since what can be intuited depends on the species, on the society, even on the individual (99% of what was intuitive to Grothendieck is completely beyond me), then mathematical truth becomes relative. I say no, 1+1=2 universally, whether it is intuitive to you or not.