Was mathematics created by human beings or does it exist independently of us in a territory adjacent to the actual world, or as Plato called it, the non-spatiotemporal realm? "It is the timeless nowhere that never has and never will exist anywhere but that nevertheless is," writes Alec Wilkinson. This larger question, he explains, is "the grand and enfolding mystery." Click the link in our bio to read more. #math #nytopinion