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minus-squarealehc@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoIt could, like we call the number two 10 in binary, or 1+1 or II or whatever. Numbers can have any symbol associated to it, but the abstract object they refer to is the same.
minus-squareschmidtster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoThe thoughts not about objects though it’s about the arbitrary distinction we’ve made, so I really don’t see why that matters here?
It could, like we call the number two 10 in binary, or 1+1 or II or whatever. Numbers can have any symbol associated to it, but the abstract object they refer to is the same.
The thoughts not about objects though it’s about the arbitrary distinction we’ve made, so I really don’t see why that matters here?