TOK Topics

Around 300 B.C., the Greek mathematician Euclid famously tried to construct the principles of geometry starting with axioms—basic truths that are taken as too fundamental to prove. He then asked what conclusions must follow. This is how a mathematical theory is built, and logic tells us that a theory has to be true whenever the axioms are true.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-viral-video-asks-a-deep-question-11599757497?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwAR2HxVH1be67zjo_q-4VjV_2s-HHx4m3kvAKW9i8CNajrka2hilor15fzro

Here is another article that responded to the same video:

https://theconversation.com/is-mathematics-real-a-viral-tiktok-video-raises-a-legitimate-question-with-exciting-answers-145244

And one more:

This TikTok User Asked If Numbers Are Real, And Accidentally Started 2020’s Biggest Argument