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Old 09-01-2010, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by shane.mcneil View Post

Just a question about maths in general though, the fact that mathematics works the way it does, is that a reflection of preexisting laws too? If the real world is a reflection of mathematical laws, are mathematical laws a reflection of something else?

Regards Shane
Well, that debate continues...
The views by G.H. Hardy and Stephen Hawking as quoted earlier by Steven and Sebastian (see posts 81 & 82) are two opposite extremes of this debate.

Regards, Rob.
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