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Is reality a set? If so, is reality necessarily a set? Also if reality is a set, does the axiom of choice apply to reality? Is materialism the axiom of choice applied to the set of reality?

Perhaps i sould have asked whether the reference of the term reality is a set?

A set of what?

Greta wrote:A set of what?

A set of things that are real, presumably.

Yes.

Justintruth wrote:Is reality a set? If so, is reality necessarily a set? Also if reality is a set, does the axiom of choice apply to reality? Is materialism the axiom of choice applied to the set of reality?

Perhaps i sould have asked whether the reference of the term reality is a set?

bowling pins are set...

therefore, reality is rented shoes...

-Imp

Justintruth wrote:Is reality a set?

As opposed to a scattered non-collection? Wouldn't even THAT be a set of the non-collected?

There can be sets within sets within sets, right? How can something be a set unless more things are known of outside of that set? And what if you look at it one way, and it's one kind of set... but from another angle, parts of that set are contained within other sets?

So... no hard boundaries, perhaps... and it's all connected... manifesting in countless ways? Like prisms of light from different angles?

Lacewing wrote:
There can be sets within sets within sets, right? How can something be a set unless more things are known of outside of that set? And what if you look at it one way, and it's one kind of set... but from another angle, parts of that set are contained within other sets?

What brilliant insight. Henceforth, let this be known as Lacewings Paradox.

Harbal wrote:What brilliant insight.

Are you trying to cozy up to me?

Lacewing wrote: Are you trying to cozy up to me?

That all depends on what your reaction would be if I did. I don't want to lose any more teeth.