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You could say that. But then it begs the question "What does it mean to understand?" Either way, we index the pattern in our respective minds. You index (unde
by ukj 6y ago
You could say that. But then it begs the question "What does it mean to understand?"
Either way, we index the pattern in our respective minds.
You index (understand?) it as a "Golden ratio".
I index (understand?) it as a "snail shell".
Your understanding it Mathematically, I do not.
Which is why I said that you assign Mathematical meaning to the pattern.
This is essentially what Linguistic relativism is all about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity
- eyelidlessness 6y ago> You index (understand?) it as a "Golden ratio". > I index (understand?) it as a "snail shell". > Your understanding it Mathematically, I do not. Which is why I said that you assign Mathematical meaning to the pattern. Huh? I spoke of snail shells. If your characterization were accurate we probably wouldn’t even know we’re talking about the same thing.
- ukj 6y agoThese were your words: "a snail’s shell expresses it (the golden ratio)" You connected the dots between the two...