Math and the world

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RE: Math and the world

There are a few things in this world that can be called logically necessary. What I mean to say is...that while "moon" or "math" are just words made up by humans, their meanings trancend humanity.

"one" is just a word attached to a symbol, apart of some larger system of human constructed rules. But if humans had never existed and on a dark summer night the sky illuminated one round shimmering object. There would still only be one moon circling the earth. Else the entire universe is unmeasureable and undescribable and all thought is complete and utter nonsense.

So anyway, it's very important that 1+1=2

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(This post was last modified: 04-05-2013 05:42 AM by Vatman.)

04-05-2013 05:23 AM

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