On the Inability to Achieve Precision

On the Inability to Achieve Precision

Topic:Philosophy
Posted on:Jan 11 2017
Captured by:David J
Method:Previous Writings

Because we are finite beings, we cannot experience precision. What we consider precise, is only an illusion. The beauty of math is that it allows us to achieve precision in the abstract. The tragedy of math is that this precision cannot be birthed into existential – at least not with our tools. We can conceive of a perfectly straight line, but we cannot create one. I’m weary of our approximate existence.

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