On 8 Apr 2003 09:00:12 -0700, georgedance@hotmail.com (George Dance) wrote:
> > So what's a natural number? Do they exist in space and time? I've > argued that they do, as properties of things; they exist in things, > not independently. > So if there's an apple on my desk, the number 3 is (somehow) in the apple? Or it is a _property_ of the apple? (Which one?)
Ok, now I will add two apples, hence now there are 3 apples on my desk. Now did any property of one of the _apples_ change??? (Which one?)
And the number 3 is ...in which apple? In all three? Or in only one of them? :-)
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So I think it's clear from this simple considerations that your idea is not really a sensible one. No? (So it's certainly a nice try.)
