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Mathematics and the Universe
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RE: Mathematics and the Universe
December 29, 2008 at 10:22 am (This post was last modified: December 29, 2008 at 10:31 am by CoxRox.)
So are you saying that mathematics is no different to a language, it is purely human made? We choose symbols to depict values etc. 'Language' needs a giver and a receiver in order for it to have a purpose or be understood. We decide what the values are and the meanings, but surely this is not the case with mathematics. Are you saying that pi for example or Einstein's famous equation isn't really out there waiting to be found, rather we have 'created' these equations? Sorry, I'm struggling to convey what I'm thinking. I hope you see where I'm leading...Undecided

By the way, have you read much of Kurt Gödel?
"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility"

Albert Einstein
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Mathematics and the Universe

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Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 6:16 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 10:22 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by lilphil1989 - December 29, 2008 at 11:13 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 11:51 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 11:33 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 30, 2008 at 8:10 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by leo-rcc - December 29, 2008 at 11:11 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by leo-rcc - December 29, 2008 at 11:26 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 11:31 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 11:39 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - December 29, 2008 at 11:43 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 11:46 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - December 29, 2008 at 11:54 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 11:57 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2008 at 12:23 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by leo-rcc - December 29, 2008 at 12:02 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 12:04 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 12:45 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by leo-rcc - December 29, 2008 at 12:20 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 12:27 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 2:15 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 2:43 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 29, 2008 at 2:51 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 29, 2008 at 6:09 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 30, 2008 at 10:30 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 30, 2008 at 2:08 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 30, 2008 at 2:59 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 30, 2008 at 4:33 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 30, 2008 at 5:13 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - December 31, 2008 at 1:22 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - December 31, 2008 at 8:46 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 1, 2009 at 8:44 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 4, 2009 at 1:55 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Edwardo Piet - December 31, 2008 at 2:40 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by LukeMC - December 31, 2008 at 3:06 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Edwardo Piet - January 1, 2009 at 12:22 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Giff - January 1, 2009 at 9:39 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Edwardo Piet - January 1, 2009 at 10:18 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 4, 2009 at 2:33 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 4, 2009 at 3:33 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 4, 2009 at 4:41 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 4, 2009 at 5:27 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 5, 2009 at 1:03 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Giff - January 5, 2009 at 8:43 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 5, 2009 at 10:22 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 5, 2009 at 3:04 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 5, 2009 at 10:26 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - January 5, 2009 at 1:03 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 5, 2009 at 1:33 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 6, 2009 at 10:21 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 6, 2009 at 11:04 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - January 5, 2009 at 1:41 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 5, 2009 at 1:44 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - January 5, 2009 at 1:46 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 5, 2009 at 1:48 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 5, 2009 at 4:34 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Darwinian - January 5, 2009 at 5:30 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 5, 2009 at 5:35 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 6, 2009 at 10:06 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 6, 2009 at 1:58 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 6, 2009 at 3:36 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Edwardo Piet - January 6, 2009 at 9:07 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 7, 2009 at 2:51 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 6, 2009 at 12:00 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 6, 2009 at 1:00 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by CoxRox - January 6, 2009 at 5:25 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 6, 2009 at 11:36 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by DD_8630 - January 8, 2009 at 9:25 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 8, 2009 at 10:39 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by DD_8630 - January 8, 2009 at 12:36 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 8, 2009 at 2:08 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 8, 2009 at 4:37 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 8, 2009 at 6:51 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by DD_8630 - January 8, 2009 at 8:44 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by Purple Rabbit - January 9, 2009 at 1:32 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by DD_8630 - January 9, 2009 at 1:40 pm
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by infidel666 - January 10, 2009 at 12:24 am
RE: Mathematics and the Universe - by DD_8630 - January 10, 2009 at 6:27 am

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