On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Are only nouns part of the physical universe or are adjectives and >> adverbs part of it too? >> > > > It is not quite relevant. > Not quite relevant?! Is fast and a racing car both part of the physical universe? Is a brain and a mind both part of the physical universe? I can't think of anything more relevant. > > Are only 0, s(0), s(s(0)), ... primary? or should we also insist that > addition and multiplication are primary. > You tell me, you're the one who asked "Do you believe in a PRIMARY physical universe?; I can't answer your question if even you don't know what the question is. > That needs to be clarified > Then do so, and do it before you ask me again if I believe in a primary physical universe. > Are quarks or superstrings part of the physical universe? Is information > part of the physical universe? Are thoughts part of the physical universe? > Are the integers part of the physical universe? What about the Real Numbers > or Complex Numbers? And if all these things are part of the physical > universe you need to give me at least one example of something that isn't. > > > You don't answer the question. > Of course I didn't answer the question, I can't do so because I don't understand what the question is, and now you've admitted that you don't understand your question either. > Personnally I don't see how a complex numbers, or an integer can be > considered physical at all. By physical universe, I mean what is described > in the book of physics. > Both integers and complex numbers are described in physics books, you can't do physics without them. John K Clark -- 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/d/optout.
