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How does it exist though? Does it exist because we have a notation for it, or because we know its definition? Does the number 2 itself even exist? What does it

by tremon 1y ago

How does it exist though? Does it exist because we have a notation for it, or because we know its definition? Does the number 2 itself even exist? What does it mean to say that the number 2 exists? Calculo, ergo sum?

tomrod 1y ago
The number 2 simply exists independent of human intervention.
- chopin 1y ago
  I am not convinced. There are no two equal things in nature. Numbering things, say apples, is a completely human abstraction over two different things.
  - tomrod 1y ago
    How many units of protons does Helium have?
jacquesm 1y ago
> Calculo, ergo sum? Pretty much: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_encoding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_encoding