who here loves math?

[Davin]

wait, now i'm confused, should i have stated 8.75 stars for 125 cubic light years??

i think so.

But then earth, being at the edge of the galaxy is in an unusually dense part of the galaxy?

Dense? I would have said rarified.

Well yes, that's the point. We have about 42 stars within about 15 light years or earth, this represents a sphere with radius 15 light years which is smaller that 30 cubic light years., this is much more dense thn 8.75 stars per 125 cubic light years. Phillip was right to suggest that 5x5x5 = 5 light years cubed rather than 125.

Converting from 5^3 as representative of a cube to 125 as representative of a line, one needs to change their perspective of what it means. It no longer means stars in 3D space, it means stars in 1D space. Also keep in mind that it was a mean average, not a rule (some places will be more and less dense).

[unholy1971]

I'm an Accountant so I love Math.

[SuperiorEd]

i can't get enough of it! i frequently visit several math forums just to see if it's a problem i can solve.
I've taken courses from calculus 3 to complex analysis. my personal favorite subject is number theory however.
something about having such a strong relationship between all integers makes me warm and fuzzy inside.
anyone else here?

There are many reasons to value mathematics.  Here is my favorite.

In mathematics, if you owe three people $10, then you are negative $30 (3 X -10 = $-30). If the lenders then say, "We forgive you for this debt because we love you," then you are free from that debt by another negative.  You have just had three subtractions of -10, making you three positives of $10 (-3 X -$10). Your debt is -30 + 30 = Zero. 

It is interesting to me that negative debt must be walked back by another negative.  For me, this has metaphysical implications.  I will save this for later.  POST 4

 

[Stevil]

i can't get enough of it! i frequently visit several math forums just to see if it's a problem i can solve.
I've taken courses from calculus 3 to complex analysis. my personal favorite subject is number theory however.
something about having such a strong relationship between all integers makes me warm and fuzzy inside.
anyone else here?

There are many reasons to value mathematics.  Here is my favorite.

In mathematics, if you owe three people $10, then you are negative $30 (3 X -10 = $-30). If the lenders then say, "We forgive you for this debt because we love you," then you are free from that debt by another negative.  You have just had three subtractions of -10, making you three positives of $10 (-3 X -$10). Your debt is -30 + 30 = Zero. 

It is interesting to me that negative debt must be walked back by another negative.  For me, this has metaphysical implications.  I will save this for later.  POST 4

 

Huh?

If Jesus has already paid all the debts of all my sins before I commit them does that mean I am free to rape and pillage just like god instructed Moses to do?

[Asmodean]

If Jesus has already paid all the debts of all my sins before I commit them does that mean I am free to rape and pillage just like god instructed Moses to do?

Also, enslave, torture and preach to while at it. 

[DeterminedJuliet]

If Jesus has already paid all the debts of all my sins before I commit them does that mean I am free to rape and pillage just like god instructed Moses to do?

Also, enslave, torture and preach to while at it. 

Crazy Jesus Math means you can do whatever you want! (as long as you believe)
I can see why it would be appealing.

[OldGit]

To a humble arts graduate like me, maths like that suggest that someone isn't taking their medication.

[unholy1971]

I'm an Accountant, so yeah I love math. 

[xSilverPhinx]

I'm an Accountant so I love Math.

I'm an Accountant, so yeah I love math. 

I was going to say "dejà vú" but I'm guessing this is this a spot the differences puzzle.

[Asmodean]

I'm an Accountant so I love Math.

I'm an Accountant, so yeah I love math. 

I was going to say "dejà vú" but I'm guessing this is this a spot the differences puzzle.

I smell a conspiracy.

[xSilverPhinx]

I'm an Accountant so I love Math.

I'm an Accountant, so yeah I love math. 

I was going to say "dejà vú" but I'm guessing this is this a spot the differences puzzle.

I smell a conspiracy.

If you notice how unholy1971 first capitalised the first letter of 'math', it obviously shows an accountant's agenda to deify maths, and make us all worship it (). He later realised his mistake and reposted a very similar message without capitalizing the first letter hoping to lure us in unawares.

[Asmodean]

If you notice how unholy1971 first capitalised the first letter of 'math', it obviously shows an accountant's agenda to deify maths, and make us all worship it (). He later realised his mistake and reposted a very similar message without capitalizing the first letter hoping to lure us in unawares.

See! You see?! The Asmo TOLD you there was something fishy going on. Although the pies, they are about as almighty as it gets. 

[xSilverPhinx]

If you notice how unholy1971 first capitalised the first letter of 'math', it obviously shows an accountant's agenda to deify maths, and make us all worship it (). He later realised his mistake and reposted a very similar message without capitalizing the first letter hoping to lure us in unawares.

See! You see?! The Asmo TOLD you there was something fishy going on. Although the pies, they are about as almighty as it gets. 

I agree. It's the infinity thing

[Asmodean]

I agree. It's the infinity thing

Yes. Where is a photo of O'Reilly when you need one?!

You eat a pi and it's doesn't get shorter! Can't explain that.

[The Magic Pudding]

If you notice how unholy1971 first capitalised the first letter of 'math', it obviously shows an accountant's agenda to deify maths, and make us all worship it (). He later realised his mistake and reposted a very similar message without capitalizing the first letter hoping to lure us in unawares.

Hey a bit of respect please, the double entry system is the foundation of modern society, and when the foundation is neglected the whole thing comes tumbling down.

A: Yes, I discovered that through its power of calculating changes in capital, double entry has not only shaped the way we've done business over the last 700 years but has spawned the language of the modern world and is arguably the progenitor of capitalism itself. By 'language of the modern world' I mean the language of Hindu-Arabic numbers denominated in money that governs the global economy. This language is made possible by double entry, through the accounts it generates for corporations and, since the Second World War, through the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) accounts it generates for nations. It gives rise to the cost-benefit calculations that rule our daily lives, from our governments, schools, universities, hospitals and entertainment, to the decisions made by corporations, for example, those made by Coles and Woolworths that govern the way we shop and eat. The language of double entry is now so ubiquitous we struggle to imagine it any other way.