"unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the Natural Sciences"
That's a reflection of underlying simplicity. There are only a few classical physical laws. Physical prediction follows from that. Hence the power of math. Biology does not have that property.
"Our chosen, crafted interlocutor is not a mind like ours. It is a device which has no notion of truth or of morality."
Doesn't really match my experience.
Author here. Great to see this making its way up HN! I've been thinking about this topic for a while and it's nice to see people engaging with it.
"unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the Natural Sciences"
That's a reflection of underlying simplicity. There are only a few classical physical laws. Physical prediction follows from that. Hence the power of math. Biology does not have that property.
"Our chosen, crafted interlocutor is not a mind like ours. It is a device which has no notion of truth or of morality."
Trump?
Derived math in biology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gompertz_function#Formula