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just because it's not provably constructable from axioms it doesn't mean it's not just a finite number. that's the really mindbreaking part in this. it's really
by pas 3y ago
just because it's not provably constructable from axioms it doesn't mean it's not just a finite number. that's the really mindbreaking part in this. it's really just like 5. except 5 is provably constructable, describable, nameable. (most numbers are not, just as - for example - angle trisection is impossible with just a straightedge and a compass )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set-theoretic_definition_of_natural_numbers#Definition_as_von_Neumann_ordinals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set-theoretic_definition_of_na...
http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1715729/FULLTEXT01.pdf http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1715729/FULLTEXT01...