Re: Colors of Infinity

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From: Simon Slavin
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 00:00

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In article <AFC6FC1D...@cara.demon.co.uk>,
pe...@cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) wrote:

> slavins@hearsay.demon.co.uk.NOJUNK (Simon Slavin) wrote:
> 
> >Not 'invented' -- 'discovered' !  Discovered discovered discovered.
> >                          DISCOVERED !
> 
> Do you think so?
> 
> The phenomena that maths is used to examine are discovered, surely, but
> maths itself *is* invented.

We invented the fact that 2+2=4 ?  Or that e^(pi*i)=-1 ?  Don't be
silly.  We figured them out (discovered them) by accident or research.
Two trees plus two trees made four trees long before humans existed.

Simon.
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From: slavins@hearsay.demon.co.uk.NOJUNK (Simon Slavin)
Subject: Re: Colors of Infinity
Date: 1997/06/14
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