An Idea

[MJA]

Sure, man created mathematics as a way of communicating physical laws to each other. Without mathematics, the world would still be the same, but we wouldn't be able to describe the physical laws, or make any predictions.

We wouldn't judge or measure as much either, would we?
And what about time?
We would probably wake up when the sun came up.
And go to work just after that.
And oh what a stress relief that would be, wouldn't it?
Life without numbers might have been a better and more simply way of life.
Can we try it and see?

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MJA

[neutralino]

Life without numbers might have been a better and more simply way of life.
Can we try it and see?

Life would not be "better without numbers," although it would certainly be simpler! You can try it, if you like-- discard anything that involves mathematics. So, get rid of you computer, television, radio, central heating, any electrical appliance, etc etc..

[Profpat]

Kind of reminds me of the idyllic life of the Sho tribe in the Kalahari Desert as portrayed in the movie THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY. I'm with you Neutralino, I would be lost without my electric umbilical cord.

However this conversation is going off topic, and if I may suggest,while the topic is interesting, maybe you could start a new thread MJA discussing this issue.

Thanks to KiGs diagram I plan on elaborating more on the I Ching and on the dynamics of complementary opposites later today.

Best to all,

Pat

[MJA]

Sorry Professor, it was just an idea.
All yours,

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MJA

[KiGs]

Pat where would the I Ching Earth be or the (--, -- , --) in the venn diagram? Would it be the same as Heaven and be in the middle?

[Profpat]

Pat where would the I Ching Earth be or the (--, -- , --) in the venn diagram? Would it be the same as Heaven and be in the middle?

It would be outside the Venn diagram KiGs. Good thought. Could you add a black circle outside the Venn diagram and with white in the inside give it the number 0 and the three broken lines and a negative sign?

[Profpat]

I would like to discuss the interlocking Borromean Rings and the areas inside those rings.

First lets look at the numbering of those areas in the rings.
The first ring ( the red one ) we will call it #1
The second ring ( the green one ) we will call it #2
Now when you superpose the ring #2 over ring #1 you come up with the 3rd area ( the yellow area ) we will call that area #3.( 2=1=3 )
The next area ( the blue ring ) we will call it area #4.
Interweaving ( superposing ) that ring over ring #1 and ring #2 will give us area # 5, 6, and 7.( 4+1=5, 4+2=6, 4+3=7 )

Now I assign the I Ching to those areas using the binary symbol equivalent to those numbers.
Lo and behold I have the complementary opposites in their proper position.
A coincidence?

Also I have the 3 primary colors on the outside, which corresponds to the three sons of the I Ching and are positive areas in the octant.
Another coincidence?

This creates the 3 secondary colors on the inside, which corresponds to the 3 daughters of the I Ching and are negative areas in the octant.
Do I dare say another coincidence?

Now I can say any colored area and its complementary opposite equals white.

Also any numbers which equal the number 7 equals white.
Another coincidence?

[Profpat]

[Profpat]

[quote=MJA;52304]Sorry Professor, it was just an idea.
All yours,

Well it's a good idea and I hope you start a thread on it so all the members can join in the discussion of the Idyllic Life.

Best,

Pat

[Profpat]

Getting back to complementary opposites. Opposites attract ,which I think, would give the opposing areas the dynamics to move toward each other. This could be done by enfolding either up or down and creating a 3 dimensional dome. It would also suggest that the rings would be spinning in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction. This is why I believe each particle is its own antiparticle depending on spin and/or direction of enfolding.