Our inability to understand the exponential function.
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I'll stop there, albeit momentarily.
Re: Our inability to understand the exponential function.
What if the Universe itself is growing exponentially?
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Santa
What if the Universe itself is growing exponentially?
Sounds about right to me.
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Santa
What if the Universe itself is growing exponentially?
Why would that matter?
Re: Our inability to understand the exponential function.
Most people have a hard enough time with addition. Now you want to throw in exponential functions?
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Why would that matter?
It means everything. Say, if you were to suppose a theory of social economics using this as your thesis? What would that world begin to look like? Answer: Nasty big. And that's the reason for the freak out on the disco potatoes. :D
