April 7, 2005
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Nine is a Vine
“Heaven is a state,
a sort of metaphysical state.”
— John O’Hara, Hope of Heaven, 1938
”Mathematical realism
holds that mathematical entities exist independently of the human
mind. Thus humans do not invent mathematics, but rather discover
it, and any other intelligent beings in the universe
would presumably do the same. The term Platonism is used
because such a view is seen to parallel Plato’s belief in a “heaven of
ideas”, an unchanging ultimate reality that the everyday world can only
imperfectly approximate. Plato’s view probably derives from Pythagoras,
and his
followers the Pythagoreans, who believed that the world was,
quite literally, built up by the numbers. This idea may have even older
origins that are unknown to us.” — Wikipedia
Amen.Related material:
In memory of Jesus of Nazareth,
the “true vine,”
who, some historians believe,
died on this date:The Crucifixion of John O’Hara.
In memory of the Anti-Vine:
See Dogma and
Heaven, Hell,
and Hollywood.
Related material:and
Thursday, December 26, 2002:Holly for Miss Quinn
Tonight’s site music is for Stephen Dedalus
and Miss Quinn, courtesy of Eithne Ní Bhraonáin.
Miss Quinn
Holly
Eithne
