On 01 Mar 2014, at 06:16, Chris de Morsella 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.
Somehow I do not find that satisfying; in what way and by what
evidence does this occur?
Especially - as I had posited if math is the fundamental thing -
even more fundamental than the emergent material universe. I could
see this logic in a pre-existing universe replete with 10 to a very
large number of atoms, but if math is to be the superstructure
underlying everything then I - speaking for myself - am not
satisfied by saying it just is a fact.
But do you agree with 1+1=2?
Because the rest is sunday philosophy in my opinion.
Of course, in "my" theory 1+1=2 is just a theorem. The interesting
things is that "Chris believes (or not) in 1+1=2" is also a theorem.
Bruno
Chris
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