I only want to think about this issue now.

It strikes me that the relationship of 0 to infinity can be contemplated only in a finite mindset. That means it cannot be contemplated at all.

If you have

0 >>>>>>>>>>>>> .....................................

What is at the end? If it is a number, it is finite and clearly not infinity. But many, especially in the West, are entrenched with this teleological and linear thinking.

That is where I am at right now.

The primary issue that has been discussed all along is whether mathematics is a system of structural possibilities or an inter-related grouping of Platonic Ideals of sorts. Or, to but it another way, is it a deductive system that is theoretically empirically verifiable or a weaving together of spiritual significance that provides a glimpse of an actual, but perfect Being? If it is the former, it is fallible. If it is the later it is omniscient.

It is important to note that the divine importance of mathematics or, indeed, numbers themselves, does not imply that they are fixed or immutable. Neither does it imply that sets are finite. Quite the contrary.

OK, your homework is to look up Fibonacci's Rabbits.

Did human beings invent geometry? If they did, why does it say so much about the cosmos? If they didn't, where did it come from? All mathematics is ultimately derived from the physical world. They means it is real and speaks of the real. It means, indeed, that it speaks of ultimate reality.

Nature, that framed us of four elements
Warring within our breasts for regiment,
Doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.
Our souls, whose faculties can comprehend
The wondrous architecture of the world
And measure every wand’ring planet’s course,
Still climbing after knowledge infinite
And always moving as the restless spheres,
Wills us to wear ourselves and never rest
Until we reach the ripest fruit of all,
That perfect bliss and sole felicity,
The sweet fruition of an earthly crown.
(Chritopher Marlowe)

There actually were vestal virgins and they are not just found in the song Whiter Shade of Pale. They were the keepers of the sacred flame in Vesta in ancient Rome. They were, in fact, virgins.

The number of vestal virgins always totaled 18. There were six novices, six practicing priestesses and six tutors.

If, by chance, a Vestal Virgin broke the vow of virginity, she were buried alive outside the city in a place reserved for that purpose. The horror of such a terrible fate usually kept the virgins from breaking their vow, but not always. Some broke it and suffered the fate of being buried while still alive. In the span of 1,000 years, there were not many, but we know exactly how many there were. Yes, as a matter of actual fact, precisely 18 broke the vow of virginity.

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 987 65
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111


9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

Brilliant, isn’t it?

And look at this symmetry:
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321

I was asked in a previous blog whether I thought Pi or Tau was more important. I have a very simple answer. It satisfies me and I hope it satisfies you.

Please look at the numbers A and B below:

A: 3.14

B: 6.28

Of course you will recognize A as Pi.
B is called Tau.

One thing is immediately obvious. B is 2 times greater than A. Now that actually has meaning even though it is very obvious. Pi, which has been around a very long time, is precisely what gives meaning to Tau, which is relatively new. Therefore, we can say that any importance that Tau has derives from Pi.

Another thing is that while Tau does make some things easier to do, most mathematicians and people working with numbers should know pi without a problem. I haven't checked everything myself, but even Tau lovers say that almost anything Pi can do, Tau can do. Did you notice the "almost" in that statement? So point number two is that Pi can do more than Tau, even if it is not much more.

For these simple reasons, I am saying Pi is more important than Tau. Please note I did NOT say Tau is not important. All numbers. are.

The husband had just finished reading a new book "You Can Be The Man of Your House". He stormed to his wife in the kitchen & announced, "From now on you need to know that I'm the man of the house & my word is the 'LAW'.

You will prepare me dinner tonight & when I'm done eating you will bring me dessert. After dinner, you are going to go upstairs with me & we will have the kind of sex that I want.

Afterwards you're going to draw me a bath so I can relax. You will wash my back & towel me dry. Then you will massage my feet & hands. Then tomorrow guess who's gonna dress me & comb my hair?"

The wife replied, "The fuckin funeral director would be my first guess...

A couple of people asked me questions and I just wanted to give a brief answer.

I did not manually type the numbers in the last blog. I used a calculator and then pasted them.

The issue of Tau is very tricky. The question was, does it have importance and the answer is yes it does. All numbers have importance. The issue, however, is this in a nutshell: Does it have more importance than other numbers and specifically, is it more important than pi? Just for the record, tau is about 6.28 which is twice pi's approximately 3.14.

I have been working with this number but have not come to a conclusion yet. I will go this far; those math enthusiasts who want to dump on and dismiss pi as wrong minded are, in my tentative research, mistaken. How mistaken I don't know yet. And how important tau is I don't know yet either.

My shooting from the hip reaction is that tau is not nearly as important as some would make it out to be. But I will have to say more later.

If you want to hear what tau sounds like -- YES! -- visit this link: xxxxxxxxxx OK, they won't let me put that link here. So what you want to do is just search YouTube for What Tau Sounds Like.

If you actually just glanced at my blog before last you will notice something about the ratios I am going to give you below. OK, first, look back at the Fibonacci sequence in my blogs or Google it. You will notice that the first numbers below adhere to Fibonacci. Should I tell you the cool part now because you won't look at all the numbers? The ratio of the numbers gets closer and closer to phi and phi is the Golden Ratio (someone in the previous blog noted that). And, as we shall see as we go along here, phi (that is the correct spelling) is very important to everyone. Now, just look at the sequence for me. OK?

Ratio:

1/1=1
2/1=2
3/2=1.5
5/3=1.66666666666666666
8/5=1.6
13/8=1.625
21/13=1.61538461538461538
34/21=1.61904761904761904
55/34=1.61764705882352941
89/55=1.61818181818181818
144/89=1.61797752808988764
233/144=1.61805555555555555
377/233=1.61802575107296137
610/377=1.61803713527851458
987/610=1.6180327868852459
1597/987=1.61803444782168186
2584/1597=1.61803381340012523
4181/2584=1.61803405572755417
6765/4181=1.61803396316670652
10946/6765=1.61803399852180339
17711/10946=1.61803398501735793
28657/17711=1.61803399017559708
46368/28657=1.61803398820532505
75025/46368=1.618033988957902
121393/75025=1.61803398867044318
196418/121393=1.61803398878024268
317811/196418=1.618033988738303
514229/317811=1.61803398875432253
832040/514229=1.61803398874820362
1346269/832040=1.61803398875054083
2178309/1346269=1.6180339887496481
3524578/2178309=1.61803398874998909
5702887/3524578=1.61803398874985884
9227465/5702887=1.61803398874990859
14930352/9227465=1.61803398874988959
24157817/14930352=1.61803398874989685
39088169/24157817=1.61803398874989408
63245986/39088169=1.61803398874989514
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165580141/102334155=1.61803398874989489
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86267571272/53316291173=1.61803398874989484
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2504730781961/1548008755920=1.61803398874989484
4052739537881/2504730781961=1.61803398874989484
6557470319842/4052739537881=1.61803398874989484
10610209857723/6557470319842=1.61803398874989484
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44945570212853/27777890035288=1.61803398874989484
72723460248141/44945570212853=1.61803398874989484
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190392490709135/117669030460994=1.61803398874989484
308061521170129/190392490709135=1.61803398874989484
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2111485077978050/1304969544928657=1.61803398874989484
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5527939700884757/3416454622906707=1.61803398874989484
8944394323791464/5527939700884757=1.61803398874989484
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23416728348467685/14472334024676221=1.61803398874989484
37889062373143906/23416728348467685=1.61803398874989484
61305790721611591/37889062373143906=1.61803398874989484
99194853094755497/61305790721611591=1.61803398874989484
160500643816367088/99194853094755497=1.61803398874989484
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420196140727489673/259695496911122585=1.61803398874989484
679891637638612258/420196140727489673=1.61803398874989484
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1779979416004714180/1100087778366101930=1.61803398874989484
2880067194370816110/1779979416004714180=1.61803398874989485
4660046610375530290/2880067194370816110=1.61803398874989484
7540113804746346400/4660046610375530290=1.61803398874989484
12200160415121876600/7540113804746346400=1.61803398874989483
19740274219868223000/12200160415121876600=1.61803398874989485
31940434634990099600/19740274219868223000=1.61803398874989484
51680708854858322600/31940434634990099600=1.61803398874989484
83621143489848422200/51680708854858322600=1.61803398874989484
135301852344706744000/83621143489848422200=1.61803398874989483
218922995834555166000/135301852344706744000=1.61803398874989485
354224848179261910000/218922995834555166000=1.61803398874989484
573147844013817076000/354224848179261910000=1.61803398874989484
927372692193078986000/573147844013817076000=1.61803398874989484

Is that cool or what?

Several people have asked me whether the numbers I mention here are real or I am just joking around

Every number I have ever mentioned in a blog is significant. I do not dream them up. They are real and they are important in you life.