Absolute Mathematics

In mathematics it is necessary to talk about and deal with absolutes; i.e. absolute hard edged concepts with no fuzzy gray area at the boundaries where there is a clear delineation between YES and NO.  Even though this is at best only an approximation to real life, it is paradoxically the ONLY reliably consistent way to measurably verify whether what you know is actually TRUE or FALSE.  Ironically, that is why mathematics and mathematical concepts are so prevalent in our ordinary life -- so we know what is actually TRUE.  So we know that the thermometers are all reading the same temperature and the cars are all moving at the same speed; so the buildings don't fall down and the tree removal does.

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William Schaeffer