On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 12:29 PM Philip Thrift <[email protected]> wrote:
*> By the word "approximation" above in reference to what is being > approximating seems to assume that the natural world itself - the > materials out of which the bridge or airplane is made, the air, the > bedrock, the whole constructions and environment - are continuous and > differentiable in the mathematical sense of standard calculus. But why > would one assume that the world is in reality that?* I don't assume that. What I'm saying is that if things are continuous then Zeno's paradox is not a paradox and if things are discrete and not continuous then Zeno's paradox is still not a paradox. In other words Zeno is of no help whatsoever. John K Clark > > That would assume a mathematical reality a la Tegmark (which he himself > doesn't believe). > > - pt > > > >>> -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
