infinitelord1 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 (edited) [quote name='Paphnutius' date='Mar 21 2006, 09:21 PM']Actually a lie presupposes the intention to decieve in the one communicating. So not all falsehoods are lies morally speaking for one must have the intention to deceive for it to be a lie. It depends on your definition of existence. Algebra is a system that only has mental existence. It is a mode of describing the relationships of numbers (which also only have mental existence). While it describes something that may indeed have physical existence, algebra only has mental existence so it is indeed debatable as to whether it existed before it was "discovered." Just some tangents... [right][snapback]917396[/snapback][/right] [/quote] i was trying to make the point that it existed whether it had mentally existed at the time or not. Im sure you realize that. Edited March 23, 2006 by infinitelord1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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