realpaladin
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You are, of course, entitled to your opinion, but be aware that it is nought more than that; your opinion.keyfeatures said:Thanks for the reply.
But what is the point of maths that does not, or cannot, describe / relate to physical reality? To me, infinite integers are faith-think without evidence of infinite physical reality.
There is no 'point of math' in itself. Just as a hammer has no point of being a hammer without a nail.
Math is but a tool and that tool has been refined very much.
As soon as you are using it for a job, say describing physical reality, then you need to work within the constraints of physical reality.
And in physical reality we have boundaries that make infinity not necessary.
That, in itself, has been of value in both the world of art and even had practical use in the world of publishing for instance (Lorem Ipsem).keyfeatures said:If you use terms with no evidence they relate to something real you risk writing nonsense poems.
You should have doubts about anyone who starts with a tool before he knows the job. Imagine a plumber coming into your house saying "I have got the socketwrench, where is the problem?" when all you want is a new cap on your drain.keyfeatures said:Obviously at the level of counting etc. they have proved a useful communicative tool but in terms of a framework of reality I have my doubts.
This does not mean that the companies working on perfecting socketwrenches are doing nonsensical work. It simply means the people putting the tool before the job are doing nonsensical thinking.
keyfeatures said:A man not distracted by sums stuck electricity and magnetism back together (not forgetting it was observer bias that separated them in the first place). My mind is far from being made up but this thread is providing valuable food for thought.
Anyway, I shall type less and read more.
Well, there is even a precursor thread where all the math is explained, re-explained etc...
But to stress again, math in itself is a tool, and just as a hammer, there are uses and abuses. Doron is in the category of people that wants to drive in a screw with a hammer. And then blame the hammer for it being difficult.