Do we need to think in some other way?

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The forum discussion centers on the philosophical implications of human thought processes and their limitations in understanding complex concepts. Participants express concern that despite advancements in knowledge and technology, humans may be constrained by their current methods of measurement and reasoning. The conversation suggests that a shift in perspective is necessary to foster deeper understanding, although it acknowledges the difficulty of achieving consensus on such a broad topic. Ultimately, the thread concludes that the existing systems remain dominant due to a lack of viable alternatives.

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"Oh, those big-headed humans, oh. They think they're doing all right, but they're not. They are forgotting one simple factor, and they won't discover it never. Despite all the efforts to know everything, to try to build anything, if they're forgotting "this" fact, they won't..."

What do you think about that? Do you think, we, humans must think in some other way. Do you think the way as we do meassures, as we work with numberst must change if we want to understand more? We might be our limit...
 
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This is more philosophy than math. Everyone is free to think for themselves and to create their own ways of using numbers etc, but because the current system keeps working I guess nobody has found a better one :P
 
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