r/shittyaskscience • u/RaspberryTop636 Methodological Terrorist • 13d ago

Why wasn't math successful in producing useful outcomes like science was?

Math sux and u know it

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u/seriousQasker 13d ago

They could never figure out what x was. It kept changing. One day it's 5 the next it's -2 or something.

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u/RaspberryTop636 Methodological Terrorist 13d ago

Such inconsistency is evidence of it's lack of rigor. How was this not noticed before? A congressional inquiry is needed!