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Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified?

From	Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	sci.physics.relativity
Subject	Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified?
Date	2016-06-20 12:16 -0500
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On 6/16/2016 6:20 AM, Y wrote:
> Resounding no.
>
> Mathematics aren't selected on their ability to model the world, they are selected for their
> internal consistency. As it happens, Euclidean geometry is internally consistent, and has
> found countless applications (including in nearly all engineering).
>
> -y
>

When you say "Mathematics aren't selected on...", can you explain 
selected for what?

Riemannian geometry is just as internally consistent as Euclidean 
geometry. So what would then be the selection criteria?

-- 
Odd Bodkin --- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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Is euclidean geometry falsified? mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-06-16 01:07 -0700
  Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Y <yanarchi@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-16 04:20 -0700
    Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-06-16 04:36 -0700
    Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-06-20 12:16 -0500
      Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Y <yanarchi@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-20 22:38 -0700
        Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-06-20 23:23 -0700
        Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-06-21 08:36 -0500
          Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Y <yanarchi@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-21 07:02 -0700
          Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Y <yanarchi@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-21 07:06 -0700
            Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-06-22 11:52 +1000
              Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Y <yanarchi@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-27 09:50 -0700
  Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Rafael Valls Hidalgo-Gato <rvalls162@gmail.com> - 2016-06-16 06:37 -0700
  Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-06-17 10:12 -0500
    Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-06-17 17:34 +0200
      Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Y <yanarchi@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-18 03:11 -0700
    Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-06-17 17:55 +0200
      Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-06-18 13:00 +1000
        Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-06-18 21:54 +0200
          Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-06-20 10:56 +1000
            Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-06-19 23:09 -0700
              Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-06-20 19:19 +1000
                Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-06-20 02:43 -0700
      Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Y <yanarchi@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-18 03:14 -0700
        Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Virgil <VIRGIL@VIRGIL.com> - 2016-06-18 10:41 -0600
        Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-06-18 21:58 +0200
    Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Rafael Valls Hidalgo-Gato <rvalls162@gmail.com> - 2016-06-17 14:27 -0700
      Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-06-17 23:46 +0200
        Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2016-06-17 15:33 -0700
          Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-06-18 21:30 +0200
      Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2016-06-17 15:45 -0700
        Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? A Nony Mouse <abc@cef.ghi> - 2016-06-17 17:08 -0600
          Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-06-18 21:38 +0200
        Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-17 16:12 -0700
          Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? A Nony Mouse <abc@cef.ghi> - 2016-06-17 18:39 -0600
            Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-06-18 21:40 +0200
              Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2016-06-18 15:17 -0700
        Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? RichD <r_delaney2001@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-21 09:45 -0700
      Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-06-19 12:06 -0500
        Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-06-19 20:50 +0200
          Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-06-20 12:16 +1000
            Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Virgil <VIRGIL@VIRGIL.com> - 2016-06-19 22:15 -0600
              Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-06-20 14:29 +1000
                Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-06-19 23:27 -0700
                Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-06-20 11:08 -0700
        Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Y <yanarchi@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-20 01:53 -0700
          Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-06-20 02:17 -0700
        Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Rafael Valls Hidalgo-Gato <rvalls162@gmail.com> - 2016-06-20 08:39 -0700
          Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2016-06-20 11:31 -0700
            Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-06-20 20:51 +0200
              Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2016-06-20 12:13 -0700
                Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-06-20 21:44 +0200
                Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2016-06-20 15:46 -0700
                Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-06-20 23:10 -0700
                Re: Is euclidean geometry falsified? JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2016-06-21 09:04 -0700

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