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Re: ZFC really really really sucks -- really!
Posted:
Jan 7, 2013 4:51 PM
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On Monday, January 7, 2013 1:45:40 PM UTC-8, Dan Christensen wrote: > On Monday, January 7, 2013 3:59:48 PM UTC-5, david petry wrote: > > > On Monday, January 7, 2013 11:14:57 AM UTC-8, Dan Christensen wrote: > > > On Monday, January 7, 2013 8:50:09 AM UTC-5, david petry wrote
> > > > An article by Nic Weaver is worth a read:
> > > > http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0905/0905.1680v1.pdf
> > I suppose it is surprising to classically trained mathematicians, but it is not necessary to define a set of all continuous functions, nor even a set of all real numbers, to develop the mathematics used in science.
> That WOULD be surprising if it were true.
Once again, I recommend that you read Nik Weaver's article.
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