Modern "Set Theory" - is it a religious belief system? | Set Theory Math Foundations 250

Modern pure mathematics suffers from a uniform disinterest in examining the foundations of the subject carefully and objectively. The current belief system that "mathematics is based on set theory" is quite misguided, and in its current form represents an abdication of our responsibility to the integrity of our discipline. We have essentially outsourced the very heart of our subject to philosophy. In this video we set out our campaign to put modern "Set Theory", in the sense of "hierarchies upon hierarchies of infinite sets" on trial. And we give an overview of how and why we got into the current sad state where everyone believes and dissent is considered scandalous. Cantor and Dedekind and then Hilbert are perhaps mostly responsible for the big changes pushed, against the will of most of their contemporaries, into modern pure mathematics, culminating in the axiomatic frameworks introduced by logicians in the first half of the 20th century. Mathematics needs to find a more sensible, and logical starting position---not only to make the subject cleaner and more exciting for students and researchers, but also to make room for the new forces about to be unleashed into pure mathematics: the next generation of AI machines. Video Content: 00:00 Does modern set theory really work as a logical foundation? 01:40 Modern set theory 03:41 Arithmetic with natural numbers as the mathematical foundation 05:11 How to model the continuum in mathematics 08:51 Ancient Greeks, 17th and 18th century, analysis 09:33 19th century mathematical analysis 13:11 20th century mathematical analysis *********************** My research papers can be found at my Research Gate page, at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... My blog is at http://njwildberger.com/, where I will discuss lots of foundational issues, along with other things. Online courses are being developed at openlearning.com. The first one, already underway, is Algebraic Calculus One at https://www.openlearning.com/courses/... Please join us for an exciting new approach to one of mathematics' most important subjects! If you would like to support these new initiatives for mathematics education and research, please consider becoming a Patron of this Channel at   / njwildberger   Your support would be much appreciated.