On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > You fail to explain how the truth of "17 is prime" depends on > consciousness. You confuse the truth of "17 is prime" with the individual > belief or knowledge that "17 is prime". Mathematicians believes that "17 is > prime" is far more objective than any other proposition like "the moon > exists", or "the big bang exists". > You should be the one explaining to me why "17 would no more be prime" in > case humans or life disappear from the physical universe. > > Indeed, nature discovered the primality of 13 and 17 (in the reproductive cycles of the 13-year and 17-year cicadas). I doubt nature or the cicadas were ever conscious of this mathematical property, at least in the sense that humans can be conscious of it. Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
