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Why Is the Cosmos Comprehensible? | Melissa Cain Travis

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The Three Worlds, Three Mysteries Problem

Theory of mind is not at home within the paradigm of materialism. Penrose's three worlds, three mysteries problem deals with the immaterial realm of mathematical truths. The remarkable thing is mathematics in some sense underpins the material realm that we observe and that's why we're able to use it in disciplines such as theoretical physics.

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