Do Absolutes Exist? My Perspective

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In summary: They are absolutely real, but we can never measure them to a finite precision. They exist as approximations to real numbers, and as such we can say that they are absolute.Absolutely! :biggrin: but then everything is relative to something else :rofl:Absolutely! :biggrin: but then everything is relative to something else :rofl:Yes. Absolutely! :biggrin: but then everything is relative to something else :rofl:Absolutely! :biggrin: but then everything is relative to something else :rofl:In summary, I believe that there are absolutes in the physical world. Some things are

Do absolutes exist?

  • Yes

    Votes: 24 63.2%

  • No

    Votes: 14 36.8%
  • Total voters
    38
  • #71
pi is and is not a number. pi is a measurement of circular precision. i don't mean number as in the calculating end of things. it's infinite characteristic has more value then a simple/absolute number. where say 2 cannot be used for anything other than caculations.
 
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  • #72
but no absolutes do not exist. humans created mathematics as a guide to "measure", if absolutes exist, its because humans say they exist. absolutes are created by us.
 
  • #73
paledim said:
but no absolutes do not exist. humans created mathematics as a guide to "measure", if absolutes exist, its because humans say they exist. absolutes are created by us.

Take the Vodka for hexample...
 
  • #74
yes lol
 

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