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don't exist!
and spiders are your new gods, worship them...
and spiders are your new gods, worship them...
Pythagorean said:and spiders are your new gods, worship them...
Gokul43201 said:Q: Why did the Pythagorean cross the road?
Gokul43201 said:No. It was a trick quetion. Pythagoreans are forbidden from walking on roads! <a little poetic license there>
selfAdjoint said:ALL numbers are imaginary! So what?
Gokul43201 said:No. It was a trick quetion. Pythagoreans are forbidden from walking on roads! <a little poetic license there>
SpaceTiger said:New? Where have you been?
Not looked much into it.You've heard of the other crazy-@$$ rules they had, right?Pythagorean said:interesting. Do you know the reasoning for this? Is it a theological constraint?
No one really knows exactly what doctrine Pythagoras taught to his disciples, but it is thought to be a reformist brand of Orphism. The Pythagoreans were famous for believing in the 'transmigration of souls' -- metempsychosis, or reincarnation, and for the belief that 'the whole heaven is a harmony and a number', that number was 'the substance of all things,' as Aristotle wrote of them.
The Pythagoreans lived communally, regarding property as shared and treating men and women equally. Scientific discoveries and mathematical theories were also regarded as group property, and even after his death were mystically credited to Pythagoras himself.
They were required to follow a code of conduct in their daily life, some elements of which were:
* Not to eat beans. (Still good advice for those living communally!)
* Not to pick up what has fallen.
* Not to touch a white cock.
* Not to break bread.
* Not to step over a crossbar. (Hmm. cf. knights templar?)
* Not to stir the fire with iron.
* Not to eat from a whole loaf. (Don't eat bread then - or have someone break it for you..)
* Not to pluck a garland.
* Not to sit on a quart measure.
* Always put on the right shoe first.
* Not to eat the heart.
* Not to walk on the highway.
* Not to look back when crossing a border.
* Not to let swallows share one's roof.
* When the pot is taken off the fire, not to leave the mark of it in the ashes, but to stir them together.
* Do not look in a mirror beside a light.
* When you rise from the bedclothes, roll them together and smooth out the impress of the body.
They were required to follow a code of conduct in their daily life, some elements of which were:
* Not to eat beans. (Still good advice for those living communally!)
* Not to pick up what has fallen.
* Not to touch a white cock.
* Not to break bread.
* Not to step over a crossbar. (Hmm. cf. knights templar?)
* Not to stir the fire with iron.
* Not to eat from a whole loaf. (Don't eat bread then - or have someone break it for you..)
* Not to pluck a garland.
* Not to sit on a quart measure.
* Always put on the right shoe first.
* Not to eat the heart.
* Not to walk on the highway.
* Not to look back when crossing a border.
* Not to let swallows share one's roof.
* When the pot is taken off the fire, not to leave the mark of it in the ashes, but to stir them together.
* Do not look in a mirror beside a light.
* When you rise from the bedclothes, roll them together and smooth out the impress of the body.
Irrational numbers are numbers that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers. They are infinite and non-repeating decimals, such as pi or the square root of 2.
According to the theory of "Irrational Numbers Don't Exist: Worship Spiders," irrational numbers do not exist because they are not tangible or physical entities. They are simply abstract concepts created by humans.
Although irrational numbers may not exist in a physical sense, they are still useful in mathematics for solving equations and representing real-world measurements. They are a fundamental part of mathematical concepts such as calculus and trigonometry.
Worshipping spiders is a metaphor used in the theory of "Irrational Numbers Don't Exist" to represent the idea that humans often assign significance or worship to abstract concepts, such as irrational numbers, without fully understanding their true nature.
No, the theory of "Irrational Numbers Don't Exist: Worship Spiders" is not a widely accepted theory in the scientific community. It is a controversial and unconventional idea that goes against the established principles of mathematics and science.