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On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:39:40 -0600, "Carl Tollander" <
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said:
> Perhaps the invention is intrinsic? The either/or conundrum seems
> artificial, unless one buys into a narrower definition of mathematician.
>
> C.
the mathematician is channeling the universe as it expresses itself?
>
> Prof David West wrote:
> >
> > Mathematicians have asserted both positions - some believing that math
> > is a process of "discovery" of the intrinsic nature of the universe (or
> > the mind of God) while others believe it is a process of "invention" and
> > isomorphism between the invention and the universe is serendipitous.
> >
> > davew
> >
> > On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:23:50 EDT,
[hidden email] said:
> >> A larger question might be (perhaps indicating my own ignorance) : is
> >> mathematics inherent in the universe or a rational construct of the human
> >> mind?
> >> Paul
> >>
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