[MD] Language

[Steven Peterson]

 Hi Platt,


> > If mathematics as a symbolic language doesn't provide an accurate
> > reflection of how the world really is, why does science depend on it and
> why
> > do we benefit so much from it?
>
Hammers and screw drivers are useful tools. Note that we never ask about
them, does this hammer correctly correspond to The-Way-Things-Really-Are? By
the same token, it is not required that we ask such questions about the tool
called mathematics.

Best,
Steve