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— Philip J. Davis"Most writers on the subject seem to agree that the typical working mathematician is a Platonist on weekdays and a formalist on Sundays."
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As for my father, I never knew whether he believed God was a mathematician but he certainly believed God could count and that only by picking up God's rhythms were we able to regain power and beauty. Unlike many Presbyterians, he often used the word "beautiful.
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