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Old 08-08-2002, 09:02 PM  
Cheshire
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Originally posted by quiet
what we happen to use mathematics for, is not really the question (if there really is a 'question' i'm aksing). the question is why do our most complex formal mathematic 'structures' and theorems work so well (almost as if by design) when applied to this universe, and conceivably ALL possible universes.

it can be argued that purely formal mathematics does not require our physical universe to 'exist'. unless you are from the school that formal mathematics is really just a reflection of the wiring in our brains.
I find it difficult not to search for a question within your statements as they open so many doors, so I pose one myself; Is it possible you are addressing "Hyperdimensional Physics", which itself applies a more philosophical approach to dimentional possibilities?
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