Did you even read our article, jsprogrammer?  That&#x27;s what I&#x27;m reacting to.  It says:<p>&gt;A consensus emerged that the highlight of the workshop was a lecture on 9 December by Kiran Kedlaya, an arithmetic geometer from the University of California, San Diego. He zeroed in on a result from a 2008 paper by Mochizuki that linked the statement of the abc conjecture to another branch of maths called topology. The link was immediately recognised as a crucial step in Mochizuki’s grand strategy.<p>This is why I&#x27;m making the reference to ancient lost texts.  I mean, if the result of a 2008 paper is crucial, you&#x27;d think the guy would have just mentioned this fact.  It&#x27;s as though they&#x27;re investigating some long dead guy&#x27;s hidden thoughts.  This is a direct quote: &quot;There is still no clear answer to lingering questions about how things are ultimately going to fit together.&quot;  What?  Wouldn&#x27;t the guy just <i>tell</i> you how they&#x27;re ultimately going to fit together?  I&#x27;m utterly perplexed at the process the article describes, when the author is available and can give hints.