> In my view, the Greeks added something that no one else did, not just
> deduction, but...
> I have the highest admiration for those who achieved so much with
> intuition alone. But, fascinating as "ethnomathematics" is, you can't
> do quantum mechanics or relativity with it.
>
Now: What do you say to those who say quantum mechanics and
relativity are themselves culturally determined constructs, no more valid
for Haitians than Voodoo for New Yorkers? (Cf. Gross and Levitt, *Higher
Superstition*)
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