a: imaginary numbers ~
b: the Holy Ghost
What:
"As another instance of Leibniz' theological simulacrums, we have his remark that imaginary numbers are like the Holy Ghost of Christian scriptures-a sort of amphibian, midway between existence and nonexistence."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Aug 21 2014 5:08 PM
# 6138 Critique Analogy