Cythraul
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What's objective about mathematics? It is completely made up. You define your axioms which can be completely arbitrary and go on from there. There could be two different branches of mathematics which completely negate each other - say non-Euclidean and normal geometry.
It depends on what you mean by 'objective'. If by 'objective' you mean 'provides a true description of the world' then mathematics is in the same boat as the rest of empirical science. If by 'objective' you mean 'produces results whose truth is not determined by the opinion or subjective preferences of a particular individual or group' then mathematics seems to be quite objective. What is more objective than '2 + 2 = 4' in this sense?