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Old 10-23-2005, 06:34 PM
David Sklansky David Sklansky is offline
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Default Re: Where do numbers come from?

It is my understanding that the question you are asking is deep and unsolved to this day. Mathmeticians who believe numbers exist outside of our minds are, I believe, called Platonists. Otherwise, I believe they are called formalists.
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