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What conceptual blind spot kept the ancient Greeks (unlike the Indians and Maya) from developing a concept of zero? Why did St. Augustine equate nothingness with the Devil? What tortuous means did 17th-century scientists employ in their attempts to create a vacuum? And why do contemporary... read more
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“If God had wanted us to philosophize, he would have created us.”
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“If God has a will, surely it cannot come true unless Man cooperates.”
First Sentence
When we look back at the system of counting that we learned first at school it seems that the zero is the easiest bit.
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- John D. Barrow (Author)
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