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A comment on Spinoza’s philosophy of freedom. Parent comment

Re:Spinoza’s philosophy of freedom by Retra on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @10:58AM (#17074385)
Yes, but the claim is that there is such a number, not that it can be defined.
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Re:Spinoza’s philosophy of freedom by chrisvalleybay on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @01:11PM (#17075565)
A number is simply a state; a concept held by a state machine, such as a human. Numbers do not exist, but to the enumerator.
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Re:Spinoza’s philosophy of freedom by Retra on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @10:46PM (#17079653)
Then it will be especially hard to argue that an inconceivable number exists.
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