Re: Simplicity, the infinite and the everything (42x)

From: John Mikes <jamikes.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:09:17 -0400

Peter,
do you really expect from me upon one tiny sideline remark to redesign the
world? I just wanted to provide an idea why we have 'axioms' which we
(scinece) consider the sacrosanct cornerstones of the existence.
Ask the Zarathustrans in Cohen-Stewart: Collapse of Chaos.
John

On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 7:50 AM, 1Z <peterdjones.domain.name.hidden> wrote:

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> On 15 Aug, 20:12, "John Mikes" <jami....domain.name.hidden> wrote:
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> > As for 1Z's axioms:
> > In my vocabulary axioms are artifacts invented to make our theories
> > workable. If 1 + 1 is NOT 2,
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> How would that turn out the case?
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> > you can say goodby to math.
> > Furthermore I dislike the use of the word 'infinite' - in TEXTS I rather
> > use: 'unlimited'.
> >
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