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Nicholas Thompson wrote:
One point that slipped by in the hail of 's was a distinction
that somebody made between simulation and mathematics. While I am
asking REALLY dumb questions, I wanted somebody to explain to me how
ALGEBRA is not a kind
yes, but the continuity of the formula is not built like nor function
like the continuity of the roof. The formula is a simulation for the
mind, an 'explanation', and quite unlike the real thing assembled with
multiple scale of organization way beyond explanation... The huge
simplification is
