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Comportament vs ontologie

Intr-o zi, 10 prieteni calatoreau si, tot mergand, ajung la un rau destul de adanc. Cum nu era niciun pod in jur, nu au de ales decat sa-l traverseze inotand. Dupa ce il trec, unul cate unul, pe malul celalalt sunt ingroziti la ideea ca unul dintre ei s-a inecat. Asa ca se pun sa numere. Primul ajuns la mal ii numara pe ceilalti: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. "Suntem doar 9!", exclama el, incepand sa planga. Ceilalti, cuprinsi de panica, se apuca si ei sa numere: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9! Doar 9! Care dintre noi s-a inecat?! Se tot uitau unii la altii si parea ca nimeni nu lipseste. Deci cine s-a inecat?! Un trecator, auzind harmalaie, ajunge langa ei. "Ce s-a intamplat?", intreaba el, nedumerit. "Am trecut raul si unul dintre noi s-a inecat!", exclama unul dintre ei. "Dar nu stim cine!", spune tot el. "De unde stiti?", intreaba trecatorul. "Pai am numarat si desi eram 10 inainte sa trecem raul, acum suntem numai 9", spune altul...

Why is math the language of reality

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I think I'm going to make a slight change in the approach I have regarding writing my articles here, simply because it seems I have more international friends than Romanian ones - and that slight change is the fact that I will be writing my articles in English from now on. That being said, what's up with today's subject? Why talk about mathematics? Well, there are several factors at hand in this. But the most important one is that during the last period of my life I have grown tired of hearing "bullshit". What is "bullshit"? "Bullshit" is the manipulation of so-called "reality" based on non-scientific thoughts. One thing I will admit, from a philosophical standpoint , is that indeed, reality IS a collection of subjective experiences that are being realized under the control of actual, "real" objective physical phenomena. So yes, there is room for subjective interpretation of the objective reality, but there is no room fo...