From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Tue Nov 30 2004 - 04:28:45 GMT
On 29 Nov 2004 at 19:49, Scott Roberts wrote:
Mathematics is unique in that it is self-contained. It is not
about anything other than itself.
msh says:
Of course, this is belied by the fact that mathematics allows us to
make incredibly accurate predictions about all sorts of non-
mathematical reality. This is a mystery about our empirical universe
that no one, to my knowledge, has been able to explain.
Though mathematical systems are self-contained, there is a harmony
between math and empirical reality that is impossible to deny.
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