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To: tacticalogic
Does that mean you consider some mathematics to be more "trustworthy" than others?

No. Math is math — "it is what it IS."

And it is indispensable to the acquisition of knowledge about our world, and ultimately to human well-being.

779 posted on 01/06/2009 12:11:31 PM PST by betty boop
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To: betty boop
No. Math is math — "it is what it IS."

And it is indispensable to the acquisition of knowledge about our world, and ultimately to human well-being.

Indeed. And whether it is a measurable quantity or not is irrelevant to it being indespensable. So what's the problem?

781 posted on 01/06/2009 12:15:03 PM PST by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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