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Ok, let me try to explain this to you. If I prove a generalized solution independent of physical restrictions, I can then take this rule and apply it to each instance of the problem and tailor it to specific physical constraints. Without the generalized rule, I end up having to do extraneous work throughout each instance. The abstraction is a valuable tool.
I am really starting to get irritated about all this. Why do so many of you hold these unconventional views? What are you all trying to accomplish here? What is the goal of this argument? Are you just voicing your frustration with mathematics, or is it something else?