But it sounds to me like you’re talking about the manipulation of signs, not about numbers themselves. We could make the set of signs ‘2+2=’ end any way we like, but that doesn’t mean we’re talking about numbers. I donno, I think you’re being too cryptic or technical or something for me, I don’t really understand the point you’re trying to make.
But it sounds to me like you’re talking about the manipulation of signs, not about numbers themselves. We could make the set of signs ‘2+2=’ end any way we like, but that doesn’t mean we’re talking about numbers. I donno, I think you’re being too cryptic or technical or something for me, I don’t really understand the point you’re trying to make.
What do you mean with “the numbers themselves”? Peano axioms? I could imagine that n → n+1 just doesn’t apply.