I think a better term might be 'meritocratic', and not 'democratic'. Unless mathematicians vote on mathematics?
Well, it is also democratic in the sense that what convinces the mathematical community is what matters, and there's no 'President of Mathematics' or 'Academie de la Mathematique' laying down the rules, but yes, 'meritocratic' is closer to what I meant.
Another month has passed and here is a new rationality quotes thread. The usual rules are: