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Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered?

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benj <benj@nobody.net> wrote:
> On 11/28/2016 5:16 PM, Virgil wrote:
>> In article <2e35ad12-2393-4f80-863a-55c697f44e1a@googlegroups.com>,
>>  Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Monday, November 28, 2016 at 3:47:22 PM UTC-5, Virgil wrote:
>>>>>> On Jul 26, 1:30? am, Mahipal7638 <mahipal7...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> On Jul 23, 12:50? pm, Benj <bjac...@iwaynet.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ? The answer is simple:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> While Math may have its axioms, there are no axioms in Physics.
>>>>
>>>> There is one! Trust the observations.
>>>
>>> Good point, Virgil. I shall disagree, however. Observations are biased.
>>
>> Observers may be biased, but, at least on average, observations aren't!
>>
> 
> Observations are always biased. Some more so than others. There is 
> always uncertainty even when the tendency for observations to fulfill 
> one expectations is minimal.

Nonsense.

The number in a set is an absolute without either bias or uncertainty,
e.g. the number of golf balls in a bucket.

Measurements have uncertainty but not necessarily bias.
 

-- 
Jim Pennino

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Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2016-11-28 12:07 -0800
  Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? Yuri Kreaton <invlaid@invalid.com> - 2016-11-28 14:36 -0600
    Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2016-11-28 17:24 -0800
      Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? Yuri Kreaton <invlaid@invalid.com> - 2016-11-28 21:05 -0600
        Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2016-11-29 08:03 -0800
  Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? Virgil <VIRGIL@VIRGIL.com> - 2016-11-28 13:47 -0700
    Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2016-11-28 13:25 -0800
      Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? Virgil <VIRGIL@VIRGIL.com> - 2016-11-28 15:16 -0700
        Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2016-11-28 14:45 -0800
        Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-11-28 20:32 -0500
          Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-11-29 03:28 +0000
            Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-11-29 17:49 -0500
              Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-11-29 23:56 +0000
                Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-11-29 19:35 -0500
                Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2016-11-29 16:53 -0800
                Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-11-30 01:54 +0000
                Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-11-29 21:47 -0500
                Re: Why Math Works: Is math invented or discovered? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-11-30 06:08 +0000

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