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Originally Posted by avandonk
We still did not invent western thinking. No matter what the correct origins are. It was a throw away line on my part for which I am sorry. I will check to see if your assertions are anywhere near correct. Indian mythology does not pass for mathematics.
Bert
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It's not Hindu mythology...just because it's written in Sanskrit and it's part of a Jain text. The base 10 number system is Hindu in origin, as is the number zero...at least in these parts of the world. The Mayans also made use of the number zero, but their system was a base 20 counting system. Both the Hindus and the Maya were dealing with numbers of huge size and complexity when the "West" was flat out counting past 20 for the most part...apart from the clumsy Roman counting system.
In any case, I thought the show was very good
