Re: mathematics

From: Acid Pooh (poopdeville_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/30/04

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    Date: 30 Nov 2004 00:33:57 -0800

    examachine@gmail.com (Eray Ozkural exa) wrote in message news:<320e992a.0411291454.415074b@posting.google.com>...
    > Patty was referring to the objectivity of mathematics over and above
    > other things in life:
    >
    > patty <pattyNO@SPAMicyberspace.net> wrote in message news:<nVBqd.483095$D%.165874@attbi_s51>...
    > > Eray Ozkural exa wrote:
    > > >
    > > > What is this mysterious objectivity in a way that ordinary things
    > > > could not be?
    > >
    > > Because when people and\or computers correctly follow procedures using
    > > the signs of these things they always come up with exactly the same
    > > results. Try to do that with your cars, and tables, and other cudiments.
    >
    > I don't see how that follows. When computers run the same program they
    > always come up with exactly the same results, regardless of whether
    > the program was was mathematical in any sense of the word.

    Every program is an implementation of a mathematical function on the
    natural numbers. Even a word processor.

    'cid 'ooh

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