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Mathematics: The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
Does that apply to the idea of “From Nothing to Something?” I venture to say, “Every successful person I know or know of has went from Nothing to Something without a straight line.” Life is incompatible with the entire notion. Life contains too many variables.
I tend to gravitate towards people who have lived (or is living) outside the world of mathematics. And I tend to be cautious around people who haven’t. Their world is slightly skewed. They live in a paradise of ignorance, a glass shelter that is easily shattered when Life decides to pay them a visit.
For people, like myself, who are trying to get somewhere, going to Something, on a line that breaks, goes north and then south, or even resembles another geometric shape altogether; we’re not odd. In fact, we’re apart of that group of people who do Something. That works for me.
So, I say, “Fuck math–unless it’s counting dollars and cents.”
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Alwayswrite…
I really like the concept of this article and I would have to agree that life contains to many variable to go from nothing to something in a straight line. I find myself attracted to people who havent gone the straight line too…i guess its because i havent either…they seem more real and I can identify with them…plus who likes hanging around a straight arrow…
This article had me think of all the hurdles and distractions that are apart of life that causes one to veer off the straight line path…the only people that I know that dont have those issues are the people that have have everything handed to them…
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TROUBLMan
If we zoom out and see our lives don’t they appear straight? When we examine most things on a micro or mathematics scale we see the bumps and jagged edges. Am I wrong or is the difference between straight and bumpy all a matter of scale?
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*SB*
ummm…i dunno troublman…if your talking and going from nothing to something i think the certain scales can make lines look bumpier than others but a straight line is a straight line in all scales…
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TROUBLMan
SB
I disagree. When have you ever seen a straight line?
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"A Mom"
Even the people you think get there on the straight veer. They just don’t talk about it. Real life has not straight and real life always has north and south. Unless you are born with the silver spoon and even then nothing is without bumps.
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alwayswrite
yes. a straight line is a straight line. if it has bumps, then it isn’t straight, whether macro or micro scale. and i do agree that no one has ever seen a straight line, however we definitely comprehend the concept. No one would argue that “there is no such thing as a straight line,” conceptually speaking. the fact that we’re even having a conversation about a straight line reflects it is real on some level, although what is or is not “real” is another matter altogether. further, just because something “appears” a certain way doesn’t mean “it is” in fact that way.
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*SB*
I cant say that ive seen a straight line but thats because as soon as i notice a bump i rule it out. If i ever see one ill point it out….
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Terry
“I tend to gravitate towards people who have lived (or is living) outside the world of mathematics. And I tend to be cautious around people who haven’t.”
Alwayswrite:
While I see your overall point, I don’t know who you are refering to here. I assume you are alluding to more than just mathematicians and physicists.
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"A Mom"
I just don’t feel there is a straight. Most people that I know have gone, north, south, east and a little west to get to a good place. So maybe I can’t speak about it. I’m going thru bumps right now so maybe I can’t see straight.
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TROUBLMan
ALWAYSWRITE:
If straight is merely a concept, can we measure it? If not, than isn’t it outside of the realm of mathematics? What we can measure is people’s perception of straight. If what we can measure is the concept of straight as it pertains to peoples perception, than wouldn’t we be measuring people. And we all know people have their flaws, imperfections or rather bumps.
And like Terry asked, define these people who live in and outside of mathematics. In my mind, everyone lives in the confines of mathematics whether we realize it or not.
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Out the Box
I think in this instance were talking about path rather than line which brings in the human element which brings us to determination and predestination, is it really us that are making these decisions or is it written does choosing either put us in a box
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troublsome
alwayswrite,” i concur my dude!” I also say fuck the math unless you are counting dollars and cents!
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BIG Tone
You people are nuts!!!!!!!!
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AL!
i’ve never seen a straight line in my life.
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Q.
i think i’m lost.. straight.. bumps.. curves.. math.. science.. english.. i don’t get it..
maybe it’s because i’m a math and science guy..
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"A Mom"
Out of the Box
I agree with you. This is about paths.
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alwayswrite
out the box is right. it is definitely about paths.
troublman, i see your point. but, i think a huge majority of math is conceptually motivated. matter of fact, i think a lot of things are conceptually motivated. let’s suppose straight is not merely a concept, then i don’t necessarily think it’s outside of the realm of mathematics. and it doesn’t follow then that the measurement would measure people. the measurement would be measuring the PERCEPTION of people. if you’re equating the perceptions of a person with his/her existence, then okay, we would be measuring the person. but…
people who live inside math=people never had setbacks. no challenges. to say that those people don’t exist is false.
people outside of math=people who are the exact opposite of the person i described above.
good question terry and troublman, i was unclear.
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