ShadowWarrior, you’re very funny.
ultrafilter, could you elaborate on your agreement? I’ve noticed that you are pretty smart at that math stuff. I’d like to hear your opinion and maybe we could change kitarak’s (beautiful? 
) mind.
And thank you, jovan, that’s the kind of info I was after.
I dunno if it’s something I can really elaborate on, or that I could change anyone’s mind. It really has to do with my view of math and art, and that’s not something that I acquired through rational means or careful consideration of evidence.
However, I don’t think that kitarak is saying that an elegant proof has no beauty, but rather that it’s a different kind of beauty from that possessed by a work of art. I don’t know that I can really disagree with that.
But I am surprised that (s)he disagreed, just like I said I would be.
Exactly. Specifically, mathematical proofs are about things fitting together. Bringing parts of a whole together to give something new. Art is expressive - A perspective on what’s already there. Obviously this is a simplification, and not universally true, but it’s the basic essence of my opinion.
I’m male (although it’s admittedly hard to guess from the screenname).
Also, I tend to have odd opinions on a lot of subjects, so it’s not uncommon for me to be a counterexample to statements like “I’d be surprised if anyone believes X”. Well, not a counterexample as you were indeed surprised. More the lemma proving the theorem “Ultrafilter is indeed surprised.” 