Math and Art: Differences and Similarities

Mariana Soffer has made a list of some differences between math and art. In a contrarian mood, I will go through the points in this list and discuss the similarities between math and art.

Facts and Values

It is often said that science is about facts (what is) and religion is about values (what ought to be). The fact-value distinction is usually attributed to David Hume, and it is argued that the distinction has helped to protect science and the search for truth from religious biases and dogmatism. On the other hand, [...]