Theos-Talk Archives (January 1997 Message tl00383)

Tom Robertson wrote:

> Yes.  I have heard that a temperature of -273 degrees fahrenheit is
> absolute 0, meaning that no temperature colder than that is possible.  But
> I don't see what that has to do with any law of mathematics.  And even if
> it did, without there being a change in the laws of physics (or whatever
> field studies temperature) the same thing will be true forever, since the
> laws of mathematics are eternal.

	Once again, with feeling:

	Mathematics is an entirely man-made, artificial construct. It is as
eternal as a circle, since it is entirely made up of circular reasoning.

	Bart Lidofsky