1Z wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >>Possible things: possible in OUR (limited) view? or possible, even if we >>'think' it is impossible (for us)? BTW Harry Potter things are all >>possible, they exist in "our" universe, since human minds (part of >>our universe) have it. So are the numbers (according to D. Bohm: >>human inventions) - they are part of nature, since humans as part of >>nature invented them with their minds - > > > Saying that numbers are invented suggests they could > have been invented differently -- it does not capture the necessity > of mathematical truth.
But maybe they are only nomologically necessary, i.e. any cognizant beings who evolve will come to distinguish and count things. I believe that is William S. Cooper's argument in "The Evolution of Reason". In general I think terms like "possible" and "necessary" lead to confusion unless their domain or context is spelled out. Brent Meeker --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
