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Old 30-12-2009, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Nesti View Post
I don't believe that human thought contains an element of destiny....
I believe conscious awareness gives rise to consciousness, and in turn ...
You believe... or you do not believe.
Again, this is not science.

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The truths of pure mathematics exist independently of any conscious being or any particular Universe that supports that being. As a hypothetical situation- two conscious beings in separate Universes could theoretically communicate the logic of mathematics even though the physics of their particular Universes might be quite different. The mathematics is discoverable as a logical system but is not dependent on the physical Universe itself i.e. the home Universe (nature) is irrelevant to the mathematics.

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I believe (!!!) that mathematics does not exist as an entity (if I understood you correctly) it is a concept, that can be invented or developed even by artificial intelligence.
The fact that AI will be one day developed by help of mathematicians (among others) is not per se the reason those beings would be capable of math... only the processing capacity of their brains will determine this.
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