On 1 March 2014 11:58, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/28/2014 2:32 PM, LizR wrote: > >> "If it's all math, then where does math come from?" >> >> Strange to say, elementary maths just appears to be a fact. That is, it >> is a fact that 1+1=2. >> > > Or it comes from our conceptualizing the world as consisting of distinct > objects and counting them, c.f. William S. Cooper "The Origin of Reason" > and Lakoff and Nunez "Where Mathematics Comes From". >
It isn't just us. Subatomic physics indicates that the world consists of distinct objects, and keeps track of the number of them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
