Whatever one chooses to say about the truth or falsity of mathematical statements (&amp; imo, calling them all false is ludicrous), it is hard to refute the argument that they are quite <i>effective</i>. See Hamming and Wigner[0,1]<p>[0]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dartmouth.edu&#x2F;~matc&#x2F;MathDrama&#x2F;reading&#x2F;Hamming.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dartmouth.edu&#x2F;~matc&#x2F;MathDrama&#x2F;reading&#x2F;Hamming.htm...</a><p>[1]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dartmouth.edu&#x2F;~matc&#x2F;MathDrama&#x2F;reading&#x2F;Wigner.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dartmouth.edu&#x2F;~matc&#x2F;MathDrama&#x2F;reading&#x2F;Wigner.htm...</a>