No one is denying Math is a tool with universal applications.
Effective for science, fantastic for modeling and more is possible and being done.
What about those questions regular human beings are asking themselves, when they are staring in the mirror, before crawling into the bed and eventually falling asleep.
A better alternative to what Math? What does that mean? Why should we?
If it’s unproductive it’s because, on the one hand, you refuse to let go of the math,
on the other hand, you still haven’t shown why, or how it could matter for the “deep” questions most humans are struggling with in one form or other.
I’m trying to get through on our humanist issues. This is about people and self-awareness, self-contentment, direction, curiosity and joy of the living. It’s about how we feel when we look into the mirror, and then crawl into bed and those moments of self-honesty before falling asleep.
It’s about showing, there’s a path for discovering one’s inner connection with Earth, and that understanding deep time holds a key to appreciating oneself and our place in this moment in time.
Appreciating that you are an evolved biological sensing creature, offers tools for self realization that no amount of math-worship, or god-worship can touch.
All it takes is honest curiosity and doing the homework.
I’m reminded of the trucking term: Outrunning your Headlights.
Especially bad on stormy nights.
Back to Science, I’d contend that Science is about understanding the world we humans live in. Stuff we observe, measure and interact with.
But technology has driven us to the point of dancing at Planck scales, and all benchmarks are lost.
I think the Penroses, Hameroffs, Hoffmans, Tegmarks are outrunning fundamental Science’s Headlights . . .
Combining Philosophy with Math, doesn’t necessarily equal Science.
Matter doesn’t need metaphysics to explain itself.
Humans, however, do need metaphysics to explain the world to ourselves.
And you don’t seem to appreciate that human aspect.