Carl et al,
Yes, perhaps mathematics is built into our brains which seem (again speaking
out of innocent ignorance) function somewhat as a binary electrical system.
And perhaps our nervous system reflects the "nature" of the universe.
As many philosophers, e.g., Whitehead, have postulated, knowledge and science
is based on evolving metaphors that get better and better but never perfect.
But what does this mean for mathematics which claims to be perfectly logical
in spite of irrational numbers?
I do like Carl's response to David.
Paul
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