I keep on thinking that everything around us is basically just information. Be it DNA, atoms, or spacetime itself. And math is the set of rules that explain the interaction, flow and existence of this information. We did not uncover all the rules yet. Does this make sense?
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No. Math can be thought of as a set of rules that describe quantifiable ideas. These ideas can be usefully mapped to real things, but that mapping is just a model. Good mathematical models can have extraordinary predictive utility but they are still just models.
Many things can’t be modeled well with quantifiable ideas. For example, can you quantify the feeling of beauty and pleasure derived from smelling roses?
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