Science And Math Was: Python's Lisp heritage

brueckd at tbye.com brueckd at tbye.com
Mon Apr 22 10:35:26 EDT 2002


On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Andy Gimblett wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 12:57:38PM +0100, Gon?alo Rodrigues wrote:
>
> > You should understand that this is a philosophical viewpoint. The
[snip]

> To put this another way, ask yourself where you stand on this
> question: is mathematics discovered or invented?

Is there a difference? One could argue that the only difference between
discovery and invention is the arrogance of the person reporting it.

-Dave






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