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[–] AbouBenAdhem 25 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Reality itself: “Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.” —Niels Bohr

[–] [email protected] 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

And then ultimately math, which is somehow both the ultimate unreality, yet simultaneously the only thing that is real.

[–] SpaceNoodle 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Math is just a language that can be used to model reality.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 hours ago

1+1=2... but one WHAT!?

Except then you get quantum mechanics, and math either no longer models reality, or reality itself doesn't follow math, except conversely math is the only thing that it does follow (sometimes). 😜