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because it remains a constant in a universe full of change. It's this ability
of math to never change yet continue to grow and adapt which gives it
its immense value. Math is the greatest discovery humankind has ever
discovered. I say ‘discovered’ because math is not just an invention
created by humans in order to count sheep. It’s a fundamental force of
the universe. A force of which is still mostly hidden, a force all of
humankind must strive to figure out.
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