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I don't think that physics existed before humans; physical law did. Physics is the study of physical law, just as math is the study of mathematical objects and systems of laws that are obeyed by those objects. Thus I wouldn't say that math existed before intelligent life, but nathenatical objects did.
On first blush that seems to be a semantic argument. It doesn't seem you actually disagree with EY, but rather you seem to object to the use of the Physics and put in its place "Physical law" and put "mathematical objects" in place of "mathematics."
Is this an accurate description of what you are trying to say?
yep. I figure we should be more specific with our words if we're going to be understood properly.