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Why are beautifully elegant mathematical theorems more often true than complicated unaesthetic conjectures? Is there a deeper connection between aesthetics and truth?

>> No.15865343

>>15865336
The natural philosophers who formed the bedrock of modern science were all in agreement that truth and aesthetics were linked.

>> No.15865380

>>15865336
they’re simpler and/or have more far-reaching consequences
“aesthetics” in math means just that

>> No.15865911

>>15865336
have you never seen a complicated theorum? or an elegant congecture?
anything is true with a vague claim and cherrypicked evidence

>> No.15865970

>>15865336
You simply have selective attention or haven't been exposed to enough mathematics. Modular representation theory is full of both beautiful but ultimately wrong conjectures, and disgusting looking theorems which prove those conjectures wrong.

>> No.15865973

>>15865336
You have it backwards. Of all the probably-true things that exist, we more often pursue the beautiful ones because those are satisfying to confirm.

>> No.15865982

>>15865336
Depends, some might think dedekind cuts are an ugly abomination others might think it's a beautiful construction.