[MD] Language

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On 9 Feb 2010 at 9:16, Steven Peterson wrote:

>  Hi Platt,
> 
> 
> > > If mathematics as a symbolic language doesn't provide an accurate
> > > reflection of how the world really is, why does science depend on it and
> > why
> > > do we benefit so much from it?
> >
> Hammers and screw drivers are useful tools. Note that we never ask about
> them, does this hammer correctly correspond to The-Way-Things-Really-Are? By
> the same token, it is not required that we ask such questions about the tool
> called mathematics.
> 
Hi Steve, 

The reason we don't question is because such tools are obviously 
attuned to the world as it really is. By the same token, we don't question 
whether swallowing cyanide is injurious to one's health. 

Best,
Platt