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13. I used the lingua franca.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 17, 2017, 04:41 PM

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Is the Universe Made of Math? [View all] MineralMan Apr 2017 OP

If it is, I'm screwed. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #1

I suspect that our individual understanding of math has little to do MineralMan Apr 2017 #3

And then Satan said, "Let's put the alphabet in math." CrispyQ Apr 2017 #25

Math is an approximate language we use to interpret our observations Lordquinton Apr 2017 #2

Please see my #3, above for an answer. MineralMan Apr 2017 #4

"were all parts of a giant mathematical object" rug Apr 2017 #5

Thank you for your careful analysis. MineralMan Apr 2017 #6

I used the lingua franca. rug Apr 2017 #13

I see. MineralMan Apr 2017 #14

If you're good with words, it's a snap. rug Apr 2017 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author ymetca Apr 2017 #7

Water is made of two gasses. MineralMan Apr 2017 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author ymetca Apr 2017 #9

Perhaps math just IS. MineralMan Apr 2017 #12

Wikipedia may help. Jim__ Apr 2017 #10

Well, until I have a chance to read his book, I can't MineralMan Apr 2017 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author ymetca Apr 2017 #16

Here's a 45 minute video with Max Tegmark talking about his ideas. Jim__ Apr 2017 #17

Thanks. I'll try to find time to watch that. MineralMan Apr 2017 #22

There's a lot of word salad here... tortoise1956 Apr 2017 #37

Abstractions are a useful trick we humans have learned, to handle the very real limits struggle4progress Apr 2017 #18

Perhaps I'll revisit this subject after I have a chance to read MineralMan Apr 2017 #23

Let's examine this paragraph in your link: struggle4progress Apr 2017 #28

As I keep saying, I won't have much to say about this MineralMan Apr 2017 #31

Not Even Wrong struggle4progress Apr 2017 #29

Plato... Bretton Garcia Apr 2017 #19

Yes. However philosophy based on extremely limited knowledge MineralMan Apr 2017 #24

Question is: Bretton Garcia Apr 2017 #26

Not at all. I doubt that is even of interest. MineralMan Apr 2017 #27

Mathematics is useful to describe repetive patterns, and we happen to live in a universe... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2017 #20

I think I'd rather re-read: Innumeracy... NeoGreen Apr 2017 #21

Mathematical Universe? I Aint Convinced struggle4progress Apr 2017 #30

The universe is made of matter. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2017 #32

Antimatter also exists in the universe. MineralMan Apr 2017 #33

Antimatter is a type of matter. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2017 #34

Math that has enormous implications can be very simple. MineralMan Apr 2017 #35

But that is not a matter of pure mathematics: it is the end result of a long strange journey struggle4progress Apr 2017 #36

While I wait for my copy of Tegmark's book, MineralMan Apr 2017 #38

wo2 rug Apr 2017 #39

Wow! You have refuted my post with just three characters. MineralMan Apr 2017 #40

An interesting video on Euler's Identity and group theory. Jim__ Apr 2017 #41

Well, the deeper you get into mathematics MineralMan Apr 2017 #42

Here's an interesting series of videos about imaginary numbers MineralMan Apr 2017 #43