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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Math exists.

Therefore, God exists


Is math abstract?


38 posted on 05/05/2015 4:18:47 PM PDT by Zeneta (Thoughts in time and out of season.)
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To: Zeneta
Is math abstract?

Yes.

Numbers and equations are universal concepts (Universals) that only exist in minds, except for one[ness], or unity, which is an essential characteristic of each and every individual thing.

We know that number does not inhere in individual things, because the same object can be considered to be 1 of 5 or 2 or 12, etc.

The (universal) concepts themselves (like "5") are not observable or measurable.

These universal concepts have been found to conform to external realities, and are believed by most people to be true regardless of time or place.

Since concepts exist in minds, eternal, universal concepts would have to be grounded in an eternal Mind.

47 posted on 05/06/2015 6:57:24 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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