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Stuart_Armstrong comments on [LINK] What is it like to have an understanding of very advanced mathematics? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 01 January 2012 01:12:29AM 5 points [-]

As an ex-pure maths researcher, I agree with everything, except the humble bit, which doesn't quite fit in that phrasing.

I would add: you become a Platoist emotionally, because mathematical research really, really feels like discovery, not creation.