@litgenstein can one be a finitist (properly so-called) without being a mathematical platonist?
to me the two are inseparable
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Can anything be meaningfully separated from the medium that supports it? As a materialist, I am satisfied by my construction of 2. Same reasoning applies to the nonexistance of 10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10^10 as anything beyond an expression.
It just seems like you’re not making any ontological claims at all.. You reject infinity or extremely large numbers, as you think they have no meaning.. but what about the age of the universe measured in seconds?
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Or the number of permutations of a deck of cards?
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The age of the universe in seconds is something that has actually manifested. Once we go through every permutation of a deck of cards I will cede that number exists. This is super fun but I’m drunk about to do an escape room. Sorry I’m not being super satisfying.
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All good I’m about to take a FaceTime so I’ll chat you later
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