4 ideas
21570 | Numbers are just verbal conveniences, which can be analysed away [Russell] |
12739 | If we are dreaming, it is sufficient that the events are coherent, and obey laws [Leibniz] |
12738 | Successful prediction shows proficiency in nature [Leibniz] |
15877 | The aim of science is just to create a comprehensive, elegant language to describe brute facts [Poincaré, by Harré] |