Euler's Identity on the Mountaintop
A mountaintop sage answers the meaning of existence with Euler's identity, and shrugs when told it's just symbols.
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Seeker: "Oh wise one, what is the nature of existence?" Sage (cross-legged on a mountain): "e^(πi) + 1 = 0." Seeker: "But… that's just a terse combination of symbols. I wanted a profound truth." Sage: "To-may-to, to-mah-to."