On Math, Matter and Mind
to appear in Foundations of Physics
http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0510188

“A key message for non-physicists reading this paper is… that they should be deeply suspicious of any self-proclaimed popularizer or other ambassador claiming to speak on these matters on behalf of the consensus of the theoretical physics community.”

A summary:

According to the Fundamentalist, Math is the foundation, [...]

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