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is math discovered or invented?

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  • D dlhale

    A lot of it is just made up, like math that "proves" black holes exist. Black Holes exist only in the minds of mathematicians. Even Steven Hawkings is beginning to see the truth.

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    jsc42
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    dlhale wrote:

    Black Holes exist only in the minds of mathematicians

    That means that I am not a mathematician. No black holes exist in my mind; or, if they do, I haven't seen them (should I try using a mirror?).

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    • D dlhale

      A lot of it is just made up, like math that "proves" black holes exist. Black Holes exist only in the minds of mathematicians. Even Steven Hawkings is beginning to see the truth.

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      Super Lloyd
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      you are confused! black hole is physics! math is just a tool about numbers and logic (certainly anything real) used by many people, including physicists....

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      • L Lost User

        Maybe both. One starts out defining things (to see if they are interesting or whatever), but after that you follow the consequences and that's more like discovering.

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        Super Lloyd
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        You got it! :-D :-\

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        • R Ron Anders

          Discovered. All was put here by the One True Living God.

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          jeron1
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          I wonder who discovered hatred?

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          • S Stefto

            Discovered, Noone is sadistic enough to invent this :laugh:

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            Bilgehan Berberoglu
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            You're right :laugh: :laugh:

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            • A amagitech

              What is your opinion

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              Lost User
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              Math is a description tool, like a language it is invented.

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              • A amagitech

                What is your opinion

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                peterchen
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                According to Plato, discovered. [^]

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                  Ron Anders wrote:

                  by the One True Living God.

                  There is no such thing :)

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                  peterchen
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                  Yes, of course - but she still put it there!

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                  • L Lost User

                    There is, I am it.

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                    Heretic XD

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                    • A amagitech

                      What is your opinion

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                      Duncan Edwards Jones
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                      All human endeavours (language, culture, maths, science) are abstractions and therefore the level of abstraction constitutes invention. Only reality is real.....man. :omg:

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                      • J Johnny J

                        You mean Munchies[^]? :confused:

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                        How often did you have him lying flat in front of your door? :)

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                        • A amagitech

                          What is your opinion

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                          Muharrem B. wrote:

                          What is your opinion

                          That it is Maths.

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                          • A amagitech

                            What is your opinion

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                            Marc Clifton
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                            Both. Marc

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                              Muharrem B. wrote:

                              What is your opinion

                              That it is Maths.

                              Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                              Duncan Edwards Jones
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                              ..although the question should probably take the past tense.

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                              • A amagitech

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                                W Balboos GHB
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                                Mathematics must include all of its branches and that would include arithmetic. So say, multiple objects existed and were observed. That, however, doesn't make mathematics a discovery. It is the association of multiple objects as a group, and making that initial "one and one are different than one" ( . . . and we'll so note it . . . ) that is where mathematics begins. This is conceptual - and thus - an invention. Two rocks sitting near one another does not have to be thought of as two rocks. Why not simply "A rock" and "A rock" ? That still works. At the same time, they may not be near - but one could still conceive of them as two items that are in some (conceived!) category and then associated. Our mathematics is a description of observations - and not necessarily the only way one could describe the universe.

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                                • A amagitech

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                                  W Balboos GHB
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                                  • A amagitech

                                    What is your opinion

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                                    Samira Radwan
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                                    Discovered :) 1. Mathematics is the language of nature. 2. Everything around us can be represented and understood through numbers. 3. If you graph these numbers, patterns emerge. Therefore: There are patterns everywhere in nature. from PI[^]

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                                      Power Puff Boy
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                                      Watch this: [^] I would say: Math is.

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                                        I wonder who discovered hatred?

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                                        Ron Anders
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                                        • H HobbyProggy

                                          Ron Anders wrote:

                                          by the One True Living God.

                                          There is no such thing :)

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                                          Ron Anders
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                                          Is so. I know him personally. :-)

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