Postscript to Open Letter to Nickelodeon, Re: Spongebob's Pineapple Under the Sea

Postscript to this letter: http://youtu.be/gBxeju8dMho
More Snail: http://youtu.be/xbsAUq_nvxE

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[sth128]

Physical and biological impossibilities are just fictional manifestations of mathematical impossibilities. A pineapple under the sea was grown from impossible math to present impossible biology existing in impossible physics.

Then a snail strolled across the screen.

[IOwnAnXbox360]

Vihart, you're awesome!

[R1ckr011]

@WellofMellow that's not a different mathematical world... it's a different physical one. Any String theorist would tell you this.

It's hard to comprehend what a "different math" would be... mostly because we have no clear picture of what the basis of mathematics actually is... Until some really interesting and recent developments with Ultimate L (look it up on New Scientist), the foundation of mathematics simply could not be constructed even in principle.

[R1ckr011]

i don't understand this channel... why isn't it part of the other one?

[mi738]

the whale is an orphan

[frostare]

What I agree is that this is the essence of what we now take as "sciences" is Mathemathics but had we came up with another way to represent the universe(s) that's for Philosophy to decide, you know, the mother of all sciences.

[frostare]

@WellofMellow I was once told "Mathemathics are meant to apply for all dimensions, even if we never go there."

[WellofMellow]

@TheFlyingFruit Yeah pretty much, although what 'LoserUser72' said is also a fair point: that if they can all be traced back to mathematics then they are all mathematical impossibilities.

I think a world with different mathematical laws could exist - but it would be so different from our own world that I doubt we could fully get our minds around it. For example a 4 dimensional world or whatever... it's more mild speculation of mine than some kind of cultist belief though. :D

[TheFlyingFruit]

@WellofMellow Well I've always thought that mathematics claims to be indepentend and to stand above everything else. Thus other worlds may have different laws of physics but they all have to obey to mathematics.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[DumbCommentBot316]

@blacksabbia You know.... I think she's trying to prove a point. It's not about the pineapple. It's about the entire idea of presenting scientific inaccuracies to children; they simply aren't taught the scientific facts of things like evolution, the shape of a pineapple, and even major historical events.

[blacksabbia]

Really its just a cartoon, most things in kids cartoons don't usually stick to the truth of reality. Don't get me wrong I'm not doubting your intelligence YOU really excel in maths. But its just a pineapple on a harmless kids cartoon

[MrEpicguy88]

"I mean how do you sleep at night?"

By closing my eyes and resting.