You Guys and Goedel are so funny...
Math is perfect if applied correctly to a problem.

Luis wrote:
"Godel brought to light with his Incompleteness Theorem ...that math itself (and thus logic, as you point out) is imperfect. Specifically, a mathematical set will always be capable of generating problems that it cannot resolve without amending itself.

The Incompleteness Theorem is something I've felt
was unnecessary. When I heard about it, I was a mailman, not a space scientist. Does it have any uses, or is it just a useless curiosity?

Luis wrote:
"It was my (and others') big contention with Alexander, who claimed math was 'perfect,' but who hasn't been around for ages. Yours is a neat example;"

At the risk of being accurate beyond politeness, I observe that was a "nut" example. And since my name was pulled into the example in question, I think I'm not being impolite...unless I don't understand which example you mean?

Math may be perfect in another way. If applied
to the problem at hand, it sometimes gives a perfect result.

MP

• Sorry but you're wrong - a_souza - August 8, 2002 - 12:25 UTC
  • Why should you be sorry if I'm wrong? - carefuluniverse - August 8, 2002 - 18:53 UTC
  • Godel and I agree...(very nice of me, don't ya think?) - carefuluniverse - August 8, 2002 - 20:15 UTC
    • What LSD can do to a brain... - a_souza - August 8, 2002 - 21:20 UTC
      • your brain is not working well lately - carefuluniverse - August 8, 2002 - 23:01 UTC