[ExI] The "Unreasonable" Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences

[Jef Allbright]

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> At 09:29 PM 9/25/2008 +1000, Stathis wrote:
>
>> So if the universe suddenly disappeared, does that mean 17 would no
>> longer be prime?
>
> I should have thought it means 17 would no longer be.

Thanks Damien for an elegant step in the direction of coherence in
response to a proposition that is inherently incoherent.

As with so much discussion having to do with theories of "self", the
intended referent cannot be modeled.

- Jef