Mathematics

Are mathematical constants (π, e, the golden ratio, etc.) natural or man-made?  Pick one and explain.

I believe that mathematical constants such as pi, e or the golden ratio are natural but the process of their discovery is man made.  What I mean by this is that the world is full mysteries and has many things still out there waiting for people to discover them.  Good examples are life, science and math.  Life, science and math all have many things out there that already existed but the process for its existence is still a blur to us and we have to create that process and follow it to find it.  Looking at the golden ratio, it was already out there, it existed, but in order to find it and to prove that it actually exists we need to find how to get it.  Someone eventually found the process of finding its existence by measuring the human body and doing a whole bunch of math.  So therefore, the mathematical constants are natural, but the process of finding what already exist and proving its existence are all man made. 

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