[MD] Flying Spagetti Monsters

[Micah]

Steve,

Reality shining through the cracks of our anthropomorphizing, is how I
account for your example where math crosses to the theoretical.

Micah


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[Micah]
Logically, 2 + 2 = 4 - is that true? Or do I need faith for that
equation to be true?

[Steve H]
Given our system of mathematics, I would say that is true.  However, I
think we need some sort of faith in our system of mathematics.  I have
posted on something like this before and mentioned the part of ZAMM
about Henri Poincare.  He talked about how the different geometries
developed by changing one of Euclid's postulates, and in the end it
turns out that some systems of geometry are better at explaining
reality than others.

So do we need faith in our system of mathematics to be true?  I say I
"trust" our system of mathematics as the best description of reality
until something better comes along.  But, I could be wrong.

Regards,
Steve H
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