Quote:In my public speaking corse in college, I had a person give a presentation on this years ago. Then I heard about it again in a philosophy course. It wasn't part of the core curriculum but was brought up durring general discussion during the class. Funny I can't find much on it now but I'm not making it up. It made a lot of since to me because math and arithmetic are essentially problem solving.

It's problem solving within a set of clearly defined set of rules much like a game. Once you understand the game you can solve the problem. I think true problem solving comes when there are no clearly defined rules to guide you into solving the problem(s). You could make the case that our very existence and everything we experience is based on probabilities and formulas, and that what we don't know is simply math for which we don't understand.

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