Math fundamentally seems to be a system that was invented as a way to further master and categorize the world we found ourselves in. It's a thing that has evolved in many ways becoming ever more complex although still relatively sticking to its fundamentals as a core. It is assumed by many with the proper application of maths we can eventually solve and conquer everything in our universe.

My question is why does a system whos core principles were invented thousands of years ago have the potential to explain all things. it seems kinda egocentric to me to believe that a human-built system has such power. It's said that math is a universal language do to the idea that any intelligent species will have created, or in this case, discovered the concept of maths. This seems like a form of projection to me as you must assume that any other intelligent life will have the human aspect that makes them have to be able to add and subtract to figure things out. Is there a limit to mathematics? and is it possible to be advanced without having a system of math?



I'm sorry if this isn't proper for this forum, this is my first attempt at a post so I don't really know what I'm doing.