Re: deprogramming language

erespess@inil.com
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:47:05 -0400

>The numbers "5" and "8" permit a splendid range of complicated equations
>that are infinitely more complex than presence vs. absence, but you
>can't get the numbers to begin with if you don't invoke the principal
>of presence vs. absence.

So, how did math work before the concept of "zero" was invented?