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kragen
11 months ago
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The number line freaks me out (2016)
Platonist mathematicians do exist.
dr_dshiv
11 months ago
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The vast majority of mathematicians are platonists. They think math is real.
Meneth
11 months ago
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And the logical conclusion of that:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_universe_hypothes...
kragen
11 months ago
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They might not admit it if they're not drunk enough.
fenomas
11 months ago
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I'll edit out the part of my comment where I suggested they don't.
kragen
11 months ago
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You can't, so you didn't.
fenomas
11 months ago
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Weirdly aggressive, but fair enough.
kragen
11 months ago
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No aggression intended; I just wanted to clarify for anyone reading the thread afterwards who thought I might be responding to a different version of your comment than the one that's there now.
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