(March 6, 2013 at 7:39 pm)John V Wrote: I understand the discovered position, but personally I lean toward invented. And yes, I guess it's more for the philosophy section, somewhere near the tree falling in the forest.
Yeah, I understand that position as well, and recognize that absent consciousness, mathematical concepts lose meaning, whether they exist independently or not.
Interesting question, and not quite as simple as it appears on the surface.