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This is silly. Numbers are concepts, not concrete things. In the same way that authors of autobiographies are not literally held within the pages of the books
by MisterBastahrd 4y ago
This is silly.
Numbers are concepts, not concrete things. In the same way that authors of autobiographies are not literally held within the pages of the books they write about themselves, the numerals you write on a page are a representation of the actual thing, not the thing itself.
- 9TRHEsEdDwZAySX 4y agoThis is a controversial topic within mathematics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_mathematics#Mathematical_realism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_mathematics#Math...
- jimhefferon 4y ago> controversial topic within mathematics Yes, you are certainly right, within the group of people who think about the philosophy of math. But that is what makes OP's: > When a mathematician says infinity they mean a repeatable process that we can keep doing forever. obviously false. Some philosophically-minded mathematicians may well agree with that, but certainly not all. And as for the "average" professional mathematician who never thinks about that stuff, they would not at all agree with OP.
- 9TRHEsEdDwZAySX 4y ago