Which science do you prefer: physics or mathematics?

Chris C

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I asked a similar question and in the mathematics category...to be fair :).

So, which science do you prefer?

I am more of a math fan...physics seems simpler most of the time, and when it's difficult - it's usually due to the math involved :).
But...now that I am thinking, it might depend? For instance,some physical problems - such as the Heisenberg principle, general theory of relativity concepts, "what happens beneath the event horizon" and so on seem complex to understand just logically - without any formulas involved.
However...physics is interested in things that can be 100% proven to exist. While mathematics takes some arguments even if they cannot be "seen and touched". Infinity is a good such example - from mathematical point of view it is almost stupid to say that infinity doesn't exist - but from a physicist's point of view - infinity in nature is debatable.
Another example is randomness - from mathematical point of view a "fair coin" is a..."fair coin" - but from a physical point of view - each coin will be biased towards one side, head or tail. And there are other examples...

thanks...
 
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