Re: mathematics
From: Acid Pooh (poopdeville_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/30/04
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Date: 30 Nov 2004 00:33:57 -0800
examachine@gmail.com (Eray Ozkural exa) wrote in message news:<320e992a.0411291454.415074b@posting.google.com>...
> Patty was referring to the objectivity of mathematics over and above
> other things in life:
>
> patty <pattyNO@SPAMicyberspace.net> wrote in message news:<nVBqd.483095$D%.165874@attbi_s51>...
> > Eray Ozkural exa wrote:
> > >
> > > What is this mysterious objectivity in a way that ordinary things
> > > could not be?
> >
> > Because when people and\or computers correctly follow procedures using
> > the signs of these things they always come up with exactly the same
> > results. Try to do that with your cars, and tables, and other cudiments.
>
> I don't see how that follows. When computers run the same program they
> always come up with exactly the same results, regardless of whether
> the program was was mathematical in any sense of the word.
Every program is an implementation of a mathematical function on the
natural numbers. Even a word processor.
'cid 'ooh
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