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Re:How inevitable is the concept of numbers? by bluenose69 on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @03:50PM (#27281710)
My guess is that the aliens of which Wolfram speaks would know about numbers. After all, animals do (see e.g. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20121128-animals-that-can...).
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Re:How inevitable is the concept of numbers? by typon on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @06:01PM (#27283293)
What if that's only a feature of animals that went through biological evolution on earth?
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Re:How inevitable is the concept of numbers? by djhonovak on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @10:25AM (#27290872)
Apes together count.
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