Andre touches an interesting problem. I wish you (V.P.) were more clear. I can not see what is your point. Witty messages for the Illuminati don't serve any purpose, except amusement to some. I would like Bill (Lawvere) send us his opinion about Maning's views. e.d. Vaughan Pratt wrote:
Any comments? AJ
Hi Andre. I read the Manin interview in the AMS Notices with much interest myself last week.
With regard to your request for comments, I can only repeat von Neumann's remark after Goedel's lecture as cited recently in Logicomix: "It's all over." I couldn't agree more. Like a rat trap slamming shut on a rat that we no longer need fret about.
That the rat's ghost continues to haunt so many is an interesting commentary on human nature.
Cheers, Vaughan
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