reinvents itself rather than one that waits patiently to be discovered.
The former seems more happily complex. Pi would be more conserved over
> On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:39:40 -0600, "Carl Tollander" <
[hidden email]>
> 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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