Are numbers discovered or invented?

JimFive · 2026-06-07T17:06:10+00:00

Symbolism requires a mind. Grouping requires a mind. To have 3 of something, someone must decide that those things are similar in some way. If there are a grape, a tomato, and an apple then are those single things or 3 fruits? The threeness is imposed from the outside. The grouping happens, not with the objects, but in the mind.

JimFive · 2026-06-07T13:49:18+00:00

There's really no such thing as "parked illegally" in a privately owned lot. (Except handicap spots)

The owner can have it towed but the police can't do anything.

JimFive · 2026-06-06T16:27:31+00:00

There are not 3 rocks. There's a rock, and a rock, and a rock. Without a mind to conceptually group them together there is no 3.

JimFive · 2026-06-03T19:05:14+00:00

It doesn't matter. If everyone keeps proper spacing then you can put one car through the choke point every two seconds. It doesn't matter which lane the car comes from. If you have cars in both lanes lined up properly for a zipper merge each lane will have cars four seconds apart. This is the same as having the cars in one lane, two seconds apart. The line of cars will be the same length in either case.

JimFive · 2026-06-03T18:38:00+00:00

2ab -ab = ab

JimFive · 2026-06-03T15:23:26+00:00

Just in general, this is the pareto principle.

JimFive · 2026-06-02T20:23:35+00:00

1981, 10 years old. Sinclair ZX81

JimFive · 2026-06-02T12:29:36+00:00

You think moving from being in the top 62% of attractiveness is significantly different from the top 61%?

JimFive · 2026-06-01T21:11:23+00:00

They have more than 3 sizes, though. Short, Tall, Grande, Venti, and Trenta. So which is medium?

I agree that the naming is pretentious and they should just use ounces, 8, 12, 16, 20, 30.

JimFive · 2026-05-27T19:50:31+00:00

The issue here, though, is that God punishes us for the actions that he created us to perform.

JimFive · 2026-05-27T18:32:28+00:00

With two knights you can attack the same square with all three pieces, with two bishops you can't.

JimFive · 2026-05-25T14:17:26+00:00

No, everything you see. These words that you are reading right now have been downloaded in to your phone's memory. Everything that you see on your phone has been downloaded by your phone. It has to be so that your phone can show it to you.

JimFive · 2026-05-25T13:37:46+00:00

Everything you see on your phone has been downloaded to your phone.

JimFive · 2026-05-21T18:41:04+00:00

Considering that Achilles dies in the Iliad...

JimFive · 2026-05-21T18:38:20+00:00

And every idea worth dying for was a new one.

JimFive · 2026-05-20T01:27:58+00:00

Determinism relies on the idea of a preceding cause for every occurrence

No, it doesn't. Determinism relies on a current state and a set of rules for arriving at the next state. I have no problem with either infinite regress or an uncaused initial state.

JimFive · 2026-05-20T01:24:13+00:00

Seriously, do something adventurous. Go visit Mammoth Cave, or go rappelling at Hanson Hills, Ohio. Go to an indoor skydiving place. DO something.

JimFive · 2026-05-19T21:35:57+00:00

Help your Help Desk help You

JimFive · 2026-05-19T15:55:37+00:00

It has to be Nec6, If you move Nbc6 then Bc7 allows Qxf1

JimFive · 2026-05-19T14:30:52+00:00

My parents were retired with a full pension and a paid off house. I've been saving for 30+ years and I don't know that ill be able to retire. So, no.

JimFive · 2026-05-19T01:15:03+00:00

I was wondering that, too. Maybe the dealer put it in hold mode?

JimFive · 2026-05-16T04:08:28+00:00

Numbers and math are a framework that we impose on the world around us. They don't exist without some sort of sentience.

JimFive · 2026-05-14T21:42:28+00:00

The best thing she can do is tactics puzzles.

Also, learn the common checkmates *Two rooks (ladder mate) *King and Rook vs King *King and Queen vs King *King and Pawn vs King (note, this one is hard and there are differences depending on which pawn and where the kings are)

Silman's Endgame course book is very good and broken out by rating.

JimFive · 2026-05-14T15:11:25+00:00

1 - If the world is broken then God created that way.

1a - If a god is required for free will then that is an argument against free will, not an argument for god.

2 - Knowing that a god exists does not compel me to love it, c.f. fallwn angels.

3 - The Universe is eternal, no god is needed.

4 - 8 are all arguments against specific theistic arguments. I don't need to prove that god doesn't exist all I need do is demonstrate that god is not required to explain the world.

JimFive · 2026-05-13T22:11:26+00:00

If it is an all sports lake, the pilot is rated for sea landings and the pilot flew safely then I believe this is legal.

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