Georges, your post is "on the level", I am not <G>
I am still in common sense with my feeble
thinking-tool.
Which leaves me with a question - please see inserted.
(I erase the rest of the lengthu discussion)
John M
--- Georges Quenot <Georges.Quenot.domain.name.hidden> wrote:
>
> John M a écrit :
> >
> > Bruno wrote:
> >
> > "What can be said about numbers is that it is
> > impossible to explain what numbers are to someone
> who
> > does not already knows what they are..."
> >
> > <I will talk about "what numbers do, not 'are'>
> >
> > *SKIP
> > As I said above: "what numbers do".
> > Well, what DO numbers do? -- -THEY DO NOTHING. -
> -
> > - This is my fundamental objection to the 'hard'
> > number theory making numbers (and their
> manipulations)
> > the basis of them all (I don't dare: nature,
> world,
> > existence, etc. as very loaded words over here).
> > Numbers do NOT add, subtract, etc., WE do it to
> (by,
> > with) them. Humans, Loebian machines, whatever,
> but
> > NOT the numbers.
SKIP
> >
> > If there 'are' only numbers - it stays only
> numbers.
> > That may be a neat world, but without us thinking
> > about it. Do I miss the numberculus (I don't say:
> > himunculus)
> > DOING the operations.
>
> Who said that numbers do (or have to do or could do)
> anything?
> I am not sure Bruno did and I did not. I only
> suggested that
> natural numbers might have to exist and their
> existence might
> be enough to explain the existence of everything
> else. This is very different.
So the numbers are only 'there' to explain the
existence of everything else.
What else must be there to provide such existence -
which then you want to assign to the numbers?
What I really asked: WHAT is the operator? without one
the numbers just 'sit there as numbers. Numbers do not
"decide" to add up or else themselves into complex
constructs (including 'ourselves') Do they?
> SKIP
I feel that gap here:
> Finally, it might be that one of the (possibly very)
> complex
> objects in this world of numbers just happens to
> host us and
> all that we see.
>
>
> But do we need to actually believe in any of these
> speculations?
I feel we have a discussion here. Do we just speculate
to entertain ourselves with unbelieved ideas, or some
of us take it seriously to speak about 'real' ideas?
>
> Georges.
John
>
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