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11:15 Restate my Assumptions

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(idea) by Ahab (2 mon) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Wed Nov 01 2000 at 22:40:29

11:15 Restate my assumptions:

1. Mathematics is the language of nature.

2. Everything around us can be represented and understood through numbers.

3. If you graph these numbers, patterns emerge. Therefore: There are patterns everywhere in nature.

-- Max Cohen in the Movie Pi

The previous quote pretty much sums up the main character's mental outlook in the great movie Pi. The film is about number theory and spirituality - I don't want to say any more and ruin it for any one.

One last point though, if you like(d) the film then read Borderliners by Peter Hoeg it deals with many of the same subjects, but is particularly focused on time. Both of these stories ask the same question in my opinion: If math is the language of God, is it healthy (for humans) to want to master it?


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Little kids = early acid trips Peter Hoeg Mathematics is the language of nature Borderliners
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys principle of least surprise Darren Aronofsky June 10, 2001
Jared Leto Computer Myths and Dangers Shadowplay Max Cohen
How to live forever (2 step plan) Patterns Car The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys: A Tale of Two Concerts Seattle University bomber Samia Shoaib
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