Posted by Citizen Bob on 12/30/06 15:57

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 08:08:16 -0600, "Theophilus"
<intrexATsasktelDOTnet> wrote:

>For example, I would like to think that 2+2=4 is true even in the absence of
>consciousness, that it's hard-wired in to the universe. Empirical science
>says it's not.

Fream on. There are no numbers in the real world. They are purely
conceptual.

Anyway, the number system you cite is arbitary. How about a clock
where 10 + 4 = 2.


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