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The universe acts on us, we adapt to it, and the notions that we develop as a result, including the mathematical ones, are in a sense taught us by the universe. Evolution has selected those of our ancestors (both human and not) whose behavior and thought were consistent with the workings of the universe.

— John Allen Paulos Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don’t Add Up (2008)

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Source: Part 3 “Four Psycho-Mathematical Arguments”, Chapter 4 “The Universality Argument (and the Relevance of Morality and Mathematics)” (p. 131)
Work: Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don’t Add Up, 2008
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