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RE: Fringe Math
February 1, 2012 at 1:28 am
(January 30, 2012 at 10:25 am)CliveStaples Wrote: I don't find constructivism very appealing. What would a constructivist make of the following argument:

n = 2 if the Goldbach conjecture is true, 3 otherwise

Is n prime?

I don't care. Can a computer AI (artificial Intelligence) find a structure it can make a decision with, your goldbach conjecture?

For this kind of programming, one needs constructionist tools. Infinity does not work on finite systems. You have to deal with reality sometimes, not hallucinations of god, and infinity.
When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
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Fringe Math - by Categories+Sheaves - January 25, 2012 at 2:35 pm
RE: Fringe Math - by Tiberius - January 25, 2012 at 3:23 pm
RE: Fringe Math - by Faith No More - January 25, 2012 at 3:27 pm
RE: Fringe Math - by Categories+Sheaves - January 26, 2012 at 12:38 am
RE: Fringe Math - by Modular Moog V - January 28, 2012 at 12:58 am
RE: Fringe Math - by Categories+Sheaves - January 28, 2012 at 6:04 am
RE: Fringe Math - by Modular Moog V - January 28, 2012 at 10:35 pm
RE: Fringe Math - by Categories+Sheaves - January 29, 2012 at 7:02 am
RE: Fringe Math - by CliveStaples - January 30, 2012 at 10:25 am
RE: Fringe Math - by Modular Moog V - February 1, 2012 at 1:28 am
RE: Fringe Math - by CliveStaples - February 2, 2012 at 4:25 am
RE: Fringe Math - by phillip1882 - February 5, 2012 at 4:15 am
RE: Fringe Math - by CliveStaples - February 5, 2012 at 6:54 am
RE: Fringe Math - by Darth - January 31, 2012 at 2:37 pm
RE: Fringe Math - by Categories+Sheaves - February 1, 2012 at 9:29 am

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