John D. Barrow, The Artful Universe (1995)
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If a 'religion' is defined to be a system of ideas that contains unprovable statements, then Gödel taught us that mathematics is not only a religion, it is the only religion that can prove itself to be one.
— John D. Barrow on Kurt Gödel
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Source: Wikiquote: "Kurt Gödel" (Quotes about Gödel)
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About John D. Barrow
John David Barrow, FRS (November 29, 1952 – September 27, 2020) was an English cosmologist, theoretical physicist, mathematician, writer of popular science, and an amateur playwright.
About John D. Barrow
John David Barrow, FRS (November 29, 1952 – September 27, 2020) was an English cosmologist, theoretical physicist, mathematician, writer of popular science, and an amateur playwright.
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