Re: Mathematical Logic, Podnieks'page ...

2004-07-01 Thread Hal Ruhl
Hi John: My purpose for asking for comments re is "definition" a mathematical process was to clear up some questions re my model. 1) Does my Everything - since it contains all does - it contain the Nothing? Well it certainly contains its side of the defining boundary so my current response is

Re: Mathematical Logic, Podnieks'page ...

2004-07-01 Thread John M
Hal, I agree (whatever it is worth) with the (empty or not) 'set' being 'something' in the nothing. (I started my 'naive otology (1991) with 'nothingNESS', which is also more than (your) nothing: containing an ontological qualifier, so it became "SOMETHINGNESS" which was the startup of the world. (

Re: Mathematical Logic, Podnieks'page ...

2004-07-01 Thread Hal Ruhl
Re the discussion on mathematical realism etc. I ask for comments on whether or not "definition" that is the division of "ALL" in to two parts is a mathematical process. To me "definition" seems arbitrary but some definitions result in mathematical concepts such as the one I use which results i

Re: Mathematical Logic, Podnieks'page ...

2004-07-01 Thread Kory Heath
At 03:25 PM 6/30/2004, CMR wrote (quoting www.fact-index.com): "Mathematical realism holds that mathematical entities exist independently of the human mind. Thus humans do not invent mathematics, but rather discover it, and any other intelligent beings in the universe would presumably do the same.