Quentin, about those darn numbers:
Although I am not FOR their omnipotence/science and have some reservations - as I explained partially - I have a different notion HOW "a number" can "mean" whatever. * Older members who still went to libraries (before the computer only generation <G>) may remember the still existing "decimal" system to organize library-stuff (and anything else). It had basic topics in a decimal form, where the fractional part identified the detail, then with additions in (-), /, :, [-], and +,-,_,=,etc. you name it, ALL connotations, details, relations and peculiarities could be specified and included into THAT "NUMBER" (sometimes pretty long). This was a primitive way and I am sure the number-lover members of this list know better, but for starters this could be a hint how numbers can 'mean' something. Sorry to support the enemy John M --- Quentin Anciaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Le Lundi 13 Mars 2006 14:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a > �crit�: > > Quentin Anciaux wrote: > > > But whatever you do with numbers can be encoding > with numbers, as such > > > assuming platonic existence, numbers are the > only requirements, because > > > operation on them, discourse about them, > description on them are numbers > > > too. > > > > Hmm. You can hardly claim that the meaning is > intrinsic to the number. > > Does "2" mean "red", "mammal", "male" or what ? It > could be mean > > anything in a given coding scheme. > > I agree, but the coding scheme is also a number. > The coding scheme is the instruction set of a turing > machine, which is also a > number... I'm stuck ;) > > Quentin > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
