Math has its limitations, as it is also a language, with its own
  grammar and rules.* The precision is quite handy though.* But we
  must not forget our roles; the calculations start with a
  hypothesis to be tested, which is set in human words, and the
  results are INTERPRETED with human words. Bad notions +
  excellent math = bad results. Mustn't put TOO much faith in
  mathematics alone. We risk the danger of focusing on the beauty
  and harmony of mathematical formulations and completely miss an
  awful hypothesis, a ridiculous conclusion, unspoken assumptions,
  and all sorts of things. This isn't taking away from your
  argument, just a reminder that mathematics is all too human
  because at the start and the end, its used as an expression for
  human wants and goals. Notice your message and the article.* It
  wasn't written in mathematics.* It was written in words ABOUT
  mathematics, written in an inspirational manner.* The math is
  not inspiring.* it is the human words describing mathematics
  that makes it inspiring. Also, our responses are not in
  mathematics.* They are also in human language of awe and wonder.

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