Here are Jimmy’s thoughts on mathematical truths: The simplest issue is that analyticity is not an absolute or flawless indicator of justification. There are equations so long they fill entire books, but these equations are just as analytically true as “2 + 2 = 4.” Simpler equations may be intuitive because of their analyticity combined with simplicity. However, the problem is that analyticity, were it a sufficient source of infallible justification, would justify book-long or even infinitely long equations. Book-long equations can be easily mistaken and infinitely long equations cannot even be computed by the mind. Also, there’s a huge … Continue reading Numbers and the Bible