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The only problem is that, all the greatest Philosophers in history were classed as such after their deaths. None of them claimed that they were the greatest philosophers themselves in their life time.

Many great philosophers used to be criticised in his era for speaking nonsense because they were not understood or misunderstood by the public.

0 is not a number. 0 is just a state of nothing. Proof: Numbers can have - (negative) signs. 0 cannot be negative or positive. It follows that 0 is not a number. Because 0 is not a number, no number can be divided, multiplied subtracted or added with 0. Okay. But was there any point to pointing thi...

tonylang wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:29 pm

Zarathustra wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:18 am How does Hilbert Space fit in here?

tonylang wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:58 pm

Where does it say something about "Hilbert Space"? Can you quote it? Thanks.

Impenitent wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:33 am if 0 isn't a number, what's the difference between 1 and 10 and 100?

-Imp

The 0s in 10 and 100 are not standalone 0s, but parts of the number 10 and 100.

0 is not a number. 0 is just a state of nothing. Proof: Numbers can have - (negative) signs. a = -0 5 + a = 5-0 = 5 Oh look it still works! Depending on the parser at hand, the token stream "5+-0" will generate a syntax error. But then again, many won't. It depends on the regular expressi...

Atla wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:34 pm

Zarathustra wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:26 am 0 is not a number. 0 is just a state of nothing.
Proof: Numbers can have - (negative) signs.

a = -0

5 + a = 5-0 = 5

Oh look it still works!

a= -0
It just proves that 5 + a = 5 - 0 = 5 was a waste of time.

wtf wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:18 pm

godelian wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:56 am In abstract algebra, 0 is typically used to denote the identity element for addition and the absorbing element for multiplication.

So 0 is like a roll of paper towels?

Dunkin doughnuts

0 is not a number. 0 is just a state of nothing.
Proof: Numbers can have - (negative) signs.
0 cannot be negative or positive.
It follows that 0 is not a number.
Because 0 is not a number, no number can be divided, multiplied subtracted or added with 0.

Can Hilbert Space be applied to the physical space? Or is it just for the conceptual space only?

How does Hilbert Space fit in here?

What is the textbook for this philosophy?

You are confused. Read back or not. But you just have no idea what I said. I gave you the most accurate comments on what you said. You were only stating the points from 3rd party perspective only, which is one sided. You are not a worthy interlocutor I am a speculative philosopher. You are a narrow...

commonsense wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 1:32 am

Zarathustra wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 12:09 am

commonsense wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:13 pm

Something that keeps you up at night to think about…

I get too tired at night, and just fall asleep.

Not a true philosopher then, are you?

A true philosopher doesn't sleep at night?
Never heard of that.

By “pondering” I might more accurately have said “obsessing”, as can be the case with committed inquiry into any classical philosophical question. "Obsessing" would be clearly a wrong term. Who would get obsessed with philosophical topics? It is interesting to have discussions about them ...