2014-05-07

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2014-05-07

Title text: 2014-05-07

Votey

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Which came first? Math, or the universe.

Math is just a shorthand for what reality does. You could have a totally chaotic universe, which can't be described meaningfully by math. If you can have a universe without math, the universe must be prior.

But, I can invent a math to describe a universe that doesn't exist. The math exists without the universe it describes. So math is prior.

But, I can't invent that math unless I'm already in a universe that permits math. If you can only do math with the universes permission then the universe must be prior.

My mom says I don't have permission to not do math.

She must be a god.

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Votey Transcript

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I don't believe in your mom

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