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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 

,TEXT 3 

,! DIGITAL AGE IS PREEM95TLY ! ULTIMATE REIGN ( ,NUMB]4 ,! TIME ( ,BIG ,DATA1 COMPUT]S 7E4G4 ,*9A'S1 WORLD'S FA/E/7 ?AT CAN PROCESS #c QUADRILLION TRANSACTIONS P] SECOND1 ALGORI?MS ?AT 9CREAS+LY PR$ICT--& CONTROL--:AT HAPP5S 9 SOCIETY4 ,/&>DIZ$ TE/+ IS ANO!R EXAMPLE ( ! R$UCTIVE DISEASE ( QUANTIFICATION4 

,NUMB] SURPASSES ALL O!R IDEAS = ITS COMB9ATION ( IMPACT & IMPLICATION4 ,C\NT+ MEANS IMPOS+ A DEF9ITION & A CONTROL1 ASSIGN+ A NUMB] VALUE4 ,IT IS ! F\NDATION = A WORLD 9 :I* :ATEV] CAN BE DOME/ICAT$ & CONTROLL$ CAN ALSO BE COMMODIFI$4 ,NUMB] IS ! KEY TO MA/]Y3 EV]Y?+ MU/ BE MEASUR$1 QUANTIFI$4 ,IT IS NOT :AT WE CAN DO ) NUMB]1 BUT :AT IT DOES TO US4 ,LIKE TE*NOLOGY1 ITS 9TIMATE ALLY1 NUMB] IS ANY?+ BUT NEUTRAL4 ,IT TRIES TO MAKE US =GET ?AT !RE IS SO MU* ?AT %\LDN'T OR CAN'T BE MEASUR$4 

,FIF? ,E/ATE PUBLI%$ MY 0,NUMB]3 ,ITS ,ORIG9 & ,EVOLUTION0 9 ,SUMM] #a#i#h#e1 JU/ AS ! DIGITAL AGE WAS GA9+ TRACTION FOLL[+ ! P]SONAL COMPUT] EXPLOSION AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! #hS4I ,! QUICK5+ 7ANTI-7 PULSE ( TE*NOLOGICAL *ANGE OV] ! PA/ #c YE>S HAS BE5 AT BASE A MA!MATIZATION4 ,SOCIAL LIFE 9 ! PO/-COMMUNITY ]A IS DETA*$1 DISEMBODI$1 DRA9$1 /ATI/ICAL4 ,ITS CORE IS ADM9I/RATION1 JU/ AS ! ESS5CE ( NUMB] IS CALCULATION4 0,MA!MATICAL ?9K+ IS CO]CIVE10 DISCLOS$ ,BRITI% PHILOSOPH] ,J4,R4 ,LUCAS4II ,NUMB] TOTALIZES2 9 MA!MATICS1 AMBIGUITY IS ANA!MA4 ,! TE*NOCULTURE OBEYS !SE NORMS1 & WE DANCE TO ITS TUNE1 ITS CODE3 NUMB]4 

,BUT !RE >E SOME :O APPLAUD ! NEW1 ALWAYS MORE >ID REALITY4 ,& PO/MOD]NISM WASN'T ! NADIR ( ?\<T1 AFT] ALL4 ,ALA9 ,BADI\ D5IES ?AT ! ,TE*NO ,AGE BR+S MORE & MORE NIHILISM & M$IOCRITY4 ,MOCK+ ,HEIDEGG]'S CRITIQUE ( ! ASC5DANCY ( TE*NOLOGY1 HE DECL>ES ?AT !RE'S NOT 5\< ( IT6III 

,BADI\'S ,BE+ & ,EV5T 7#a#i#h#h71 EMPTY & AHI/ORICAL1 SOMEH[ 9/ALL$ HIM AS >GUABLY ! BIGGE/ /> ( PHILOSOPHY 9 ! ,WE/4 ,NUMB] & ,NUMB]S 7#a#i#i7 IS HIS FOLL[-UP HYMN TO E/RANGEM5T4IV ,MA!MATICS IS PHILOSOPHY1 IS BE+1 9 A =MULATION AS HIDE\S AS IT IS A/\ND+4 ,FELL[ ,M>XI/-,L59I/ & PO/MOD]N_/SPE$ FREAK_/POP CULTURE CL[N ,SLAVOJ ,ZIZEK PROCLAIM$ ,NUMB] & ,NUMB]S 0BREA?TAK+444.<IT.> ANN\NCES A NEW EPO* 9 PHILOSOPHY40V ,ZIZEK IS CORRECT1 BUT ONLY 9 A ?OR\<LY NEGATIVE S5SE4 ,MI*EL ,F\CAULT EVID5TLY DIDN'T SEE ,BADI\ COM+ :5 HE HELD ?AT 0!ORY IS BY NATURE OPPOS$ TO P[]40VI 

,NUMB] IMPLIES A RELATION%IP & ?AT RELATION%IP IS PRECISELY ?AT ( P[]1 AS ) CAPITAL1 BUT MORE PRIM>Y4 ,COMMUNI/S LIKE ,BADI\ 7& ,ZIZEK71 NE$LESS TO SAY1 HAVE NEV] TAK5 ! TR\BLE TO OPPOSE P[]4 ,A FOOTNOTE BY ,&REW ,GIBSON IS REVEAL+4 ,BADI\ HAD TOLD HIM 0?AT HE HAS NO LIK+ = ,JAMES ,JOYCE4 ,ONE SUSPECTS ?AT !RE IS SIMPLY TOO MU* WORLD !RE = HIM40VII ,TOO MU* UNCONTROLL$ WORLD4 

,NUMB] IS A =M ( BE+ = ,BADI\4 ,:AT'S MORE1 0MA!MATICS IS ! 9F9ITE DEVELOPM5T ( :AT CAN BE SAID ( BE+ QUA BE+40VIII ,?AT IS1 MA!MATICS IS ALREADY PHILOSOPHY2 ONTOLOGY IS ACTUALLY MA!MATICS4 

,PO/MOD]NISM ELEVAT$ LIB]AL D\BT AS ITS RESPONSE TO ANYONE :O C\LD IMAG9E A CONDITION \TSIDE ALI5ATION & SUBJECTION4 ,IT WORK$ 9 A NEGATIVE VE9 7E4G4 ,D]RIDA7 TO UND]M9E ANY GR\NDS = HOPE4 ,BADI\ PROMOTES A POSITIVITY ?AT WORKS T[>D ! SAME 5D4 ,= HIM1 POLITICS IS ! POSSIBILITY ( A 0RUPTURE ) :AT EXI/S40IX ,BUT HE GR\NDS ?IS POSITIVE HOPE1 HIS 0RUPTURE10 9 :AT C\LDN'T POSSIBLY BE MORE A P>T ( ALI5ATION & SUBJECTION4 ,BADI\ TRANSLATOR ,JASON ,B>K] NOTES CORRECTLY ?AT 0,BADI\'S CANONICAL POLITICO-PHILOSOPHICAL REF]5CE PO9T IS ,AL?USS]'S ,L59 & ,PHILOSOPHY & ,O!R ,ESSAYS40X ,! ,/AL9I/ ,AL?USS] SUPPORT$ ! ,FR5* ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY AGA9/ ! WORK]S & /UD5TS ( ! ,MAY '#f#h UPRIS+4 ,AS ,BADI\ FREELY ADMITS1 0!RE IS NO !ORY ( ! SUBJECT 9 ,AL?USS]1 NOR C\LD !RE EV] BE ONE40XI ,TWO COMMUNI/S JO9+ H&S AGA9/ ! 9DIVIDUAL1 AGA9/ LIB]ATION4 ,:AT IS 0SEEM+LY PHRAS$ 9 /RICTLY MA!MATICAL LANGUAGE10 AS ,BRUNO ,BO/EELS SEES IT1 0IS IMPORT$ FROM ! REALM ( MILITANT POLITICS40 ,SPECIFICALLY ! ,M>XI/-,L59I/ V]SIONS ( SU* CATEGORIES1 SU* AS 0NORMALITY1 S+UL>ITY1 & EXCRESC5CE40XII ,EV5 MORE SPECIFICALLY1 ,MAOISM4 

,FRANCOIS ,L>UELLE F9DS ?AT ,BADI\'S 05T]PRISE HAS NO EQUIVAL5T 9 ! HI/ORY ( PHILOSOPHY10 A FUSION ( ,PLATONI/ MA!MATICISM & ,MAOISM40XIII 0,?\<T0 AT ITS MO/ NAK$LY AU?ORIT>IAN ON EV]Y LEVEL4 

,PLATONISM VIS-A-VIS MA? MEANS ?AT NUMB]S >E 9DEP5D5TLY EXI/+ OBJECTS4 ,BUT NUMB]S >E NOT \T !RE1 SOME:]E1 TO BE DISCOV]$2 !Y >E 9V5T$1 AS ,WITTG5/E91 = ONE1 GRASP$ QUITE WELL4 ,9V5T$ TO MEET ! NE$S ( COMPLEX1 UNEQUAL SOCIETIES4 ,C\NT+1 ACC\NT+1 A GR[+ OBSESSION ?AT BEGAN ) DOME/ICATION & CIVILIZATION1 HAS REA*$ ! PO9T1 ACCORD+ TO ,ELLUL1 :]E 0EV]Y?+ 9 HUMAN LIFE ?AT DOES NOT L5D ITSELF TO MA!MATICAL TREATM5T MU/ BE EXCLUD$40XIV 

,WE CAN C\NT & MEASURE ONLY ! LIFELESS BECAUSE SU* PROCESSES NECESS>ILY EXCLUDE :AT IS LIV+4 ,! NOT$ #a#i? C5TURY MA!MATICIAN ,GOTTLOB ,FREGE PROCLAIM$ 0! MIRACLE ( NUMB]0 BUT ALSO /AT$ ?AT 0! HI<E/ DEGREE ( .<MA!MATICAL.> RIGOR444IS AT ! FUR!/ REMOVE FROM :AT IS NATURAL40XV ,AS ,?OREAU PUT IT SUCC9CTLY1 0,NATURE SO ABHORS A /RAI<T L9E40XVI 

,PHILOSOPH] ( SCI5CE ,KEI? ,DEVL9 IS WRONG TO AV] ?AT NUMB]S 0>ISE FROM ! RECOGNITION ( PATT]NS 9 ! WORLD >\ND US40XVII ,!Y >ISE BECAUSE !Y >E NECESS>Y = RUNN+ A C]TA9 K9D ( SOCIETY2 NUMB]S HAVE ONLY AN IMPOS$ RELATION%IP TO :AT IS F\ND 9 ! WORLD4 ,MA? HI/ORIAN ,GRAHAM ,FLEGG MAKES A SIMIL> ]ROR :5 HE ASS]TS1 0,NUMB]S REVEAL ! UNITY :I* UND]LIES ALL ( LIFE AS WE EXP]I5CE IT40XVIII ,! 0UNITY0 9 QUE/ION DID NOT EXI/ BE=E IT WAS PRODUC$1 ) ! 9VALUABLE ASSI/ANCE ( NUMB]4 

,9 ,BADI\'S NONS5SICAL =MULATION1 MA!MATICS IS 0! HI/ORY ( ET]NITY40XIX ,IT IS CONSID]ABLY SAN] TO NOTICE ?AT ! DEVELOPM5T ( MA? IS 9TIMATELY 9VOLV$ ) ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! :OLE ( CIVILIZATION4 ,ON ! HEELS ( DOME/ICATION 7& ITS PROG5Y1 PRIVATE PROP]TY71 GRA9 NE$$ WEI<+ = SALE1 & L& NE$$ SURVEY+ = [N]%IP--& SOON 5\<1 = TAXATION4 ,GEOMETRY1 AFT] ALL1 IS LIT]ALLY 0L& MEASUREM5T40 ,ORGANIZATION & 5G9E]+ C]TA9LY REQUIR$ ! S]VICES ( ,EGYPTIAN & ,BABYLONIAN MA!MATICS1 TO 5ABLE ! FIR/ TWO CIVILIZATIONS 9 ! ,WE/4 

,IT IS NO CO9CID5CE ?AT IT WAS ! ,BABYLONIAN_/,SUM]IAN CIVILIZATION1 ! FIR/ REAL EMPIRE1 :I* FIR/ DEVELOP$ ! IDEA ( WRITT5 NUMB]S4XX ,NUMB] IS KEY TO L>GE-SCALE MANAGEM5T & MOBILIZATION2 NUMB]S & EMPIRE HAVE GONE H& 9 H& S9CE E>LIE/ TIMES4 ,BABYLONIAN >I?METIC WAS 0FULLY >TICULAT$ AS AN AB/RACT COMPUTATIONAL SCI5CE BY AB\T #b ,B4,C410XXI AB\T #b YE>S BE=E ! FAM$ 0CLASSICAL0 MA!MATICS ( ! ,GREEKS4 

0,ALL IS NUMB]10 ANN\NC$ ,PY?AGORUS1 :O !REBY F\ND$ A RELIGION1 IT %\LD BE ADD$4 ,PLATO1 A ,PY?AGOREAN1 COMPOS$ ! S\L FROM SEV5 NUMB]S 9 HIS ,TIMAEUS4 ,& 9 ,9DIA AS WELL AS 9 ,GREECE1 C]TA9 EXACT+ RITUAL REQUIREM5TS W]E SPECIFI$ BY GEOMETRICAL EX]CISES 9T5D$ TO AV]T SUFF]+ AT ! H&S ( ! GODS4XXII ,NOR HAS ?IS =M ( IDEALISM DI$ \T2 ! #b? C5TURY MA!MATICIAN-PHILOSOPH] ,L4,E4,J4 ,BR\W] REG>D$ ! UNIV]SE AS 0A CON/RUCTION ( ! MA!MATICIAN40XXIII 

,IT WAS ! WEAL?Y1 >I/OCRATIC ,PLATO :O FAM\SLY ASS]T$ ! ONTOLOGICAL PRIMACY ( MA?1 :I* ,BADI\ UNRES]V$LY SECONDS4 ,A COROLL>Y IS ?AT = ,PLATO1 ! FIR/ UPW>D /EPS \T ( ! CAVE T[>DS WISDOM BEG9 ) MA/]Y ( ! >TS ( NUMB]4 ,?IS PUT ?\<T ON ! PA? ( REPRES5TATION & MA!MATICAL OBJECTIFICATION4 ,MA!MATICS' MORE CONCRETE1 EV]YDAY ROLE--TO S]VE ! NE$S ( P[]--MAKES ?IS PA? ! HI/ORY ( OPPRESSION1 RA!R ?AN ,BADI\'S 0HI/ORY ( ET]NITY04 

,BADI\ APPROV+LY QUOTES ! ,G]MAN MA!MATICIAN ,RI*>D ,D$EK9D TO ! EFFECT ?AT 0MAN IS ALWAYS C\NT+40XXIV ,( C\RSE IT IS WELL-E/ABLI%$ ?AT 9 MO/ PRIMAL COMMUNITIES PEOPLE USE ONLY 0ONE1 TWO1 MANY0 AS ! LIMIT ( !IR 9T]E/ 9 NUMB]4 ,9 A REC5T EXAMPLE1 ,DANIEL ,EV]ETT1 REF]R+ TO HIS YE>S 9 ,AMAZONIAN ,BRAZIL1 CONCLUDES ?AT 0! ,PIRAHA HAVE NO NUMB] AT ALL & NO C\NT+ 9 ANY =M40XXV 

,LET US ALSO ADD A QUALIFICATION AB\T ! USE ( NUMB]S4 ,E?NOGRAPH] ,W4,J4 ,MC,GEE JUDG$ ?AT ABORIG9AL PEOPLE 0COMMONLY SEE 9 NUMB]S QUALITIES OR POT5CIES NOT CU/OM>ILY RECOGNIZ$ BY PEOPLES ( MORE ADVANC$ CULTURE40XXVI ,! ASSOCIATION OR COLORATION US$ ) NUMB]S MEANS ?AT !Y HAD NOT YET LO/ !IR S5SE ( ! UNIQU5ESS ( EV]Y?+1 EV]Y EV5T4 ,?IS IS /ILL PRES5T ) E>LY T]MS ( MEASUREM5T4 ,! UNITS--SU* AS ! Y>D1 ! FOOT1 ! P\ND--W]E ( HUMAN SIZE & REF]5CE1 & LOCAL RELEVANCE1 UNTIL MASS LONG-DI/ANCE CIVILIZATION TOOK OV]4 

,NEGATIVE NUMB]S CAME ( AGE 9 ! LATT] HALF ( ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES4 ,!Y W]E ( 9E/IMABLE ASSI/ANCE ) L>G] F9ANCIAL TRANSACTIONS 9 :I* !RE MI<T BE NET LOSSES4 ,AT ?IS TIME 9T]NATIONAL BANK+ GREATLY EXP&$1 GIV+ MA? A NEW VALUE4XXVII ,WELL BE=E ,GALILEO1 ,COP]NICUS1 & ,DESC>TES PROVID$ ! ,FAU/IAN UND]P9N+S = NUMB]'S C>D9AL ROLE 9 DOM9AT+ NATURE1 MA? HAD ALREADY BECOME ESS5TIAL = M]*ANTS1 C>TOGRAPH]S1 IMP]IAL NAVIGATORS1 BANK]S1 & O!RS4 

,! ,SCI5TIFIC ,REVOLUTION1 *IEFLY ( ! #a#fS1 L>GELY REVOLV$ >\ND ! SPIRIT ( NUMB]4 ,9 #agb ,FONT5ELLE OBS]V$ ?AT ! 0GEOMETRIC SPIRIT0 IS REQUIR$ IF ORD] & PRECISION >E TO BE E/ABLI%$4XXVIII ,?IS SPIRIT BLOOM$ ) ,IMMANUEL ,KANT 7#a#g#b#d-#a#h#d74 ,KN[L$GE = HIM IS MA!MATICAL KN[L$GE4 ,NECESS>Y & A PRIORI1 ALREADY ALWAYS PRES5T1 NUMB] IS C5TRAL TO ALL ! CATEGORIES ( \R COGNITIVE PROCESS4 ,! NEW PROM95CE ( ! MA!MATICAL 9FECT$ SOCIETY AT L>GE4 ,5LI<T5M5T ?9K]S SPOKE ( A COMPREH5SIVE 0GEOMETRY ( POLITICS10 A 0SOCIAL MA!MATICS40XXIX 

,9 HIS ,DESCRIPTION ( ,NEW ,5GL& 7#a#f#a#f71 ,CAPTA9 ,JOHN ,SMI? ASK$ NATIVE 9DIVIDUALS H[ MANY FI% !Y CAU<T1 9 ORD] TO MORE ACCURATELY GAUGE ! LEVEL ( POT5TIAL PLUND]4 ,HE F\ND ?AT 0! ,SAVAGES COMP>E !IR /ORE 9 ! SEA TO ! HAIRES ( !IR HEADS10XXX MO/ LIKELY AN UNSATISFACTORY REPORT4 ,OBSESSION ) A MA!MATICAL ORI5TATION WAS PRES5T 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA E>LY ON BUT WAS NOT P]VASIVE UNTIL ! #a#h#bS1 ACCORD+ TO ,PATRICIA ,COH54 ,H] ,A ,CALCULAT+ ,PEOPLE FOCUS$ ON 0! SUDD5 POPUL>ITY ( NUMB]S & /ATI/ICS 9 ,JACKSONIAN ,AM]ICA40XXXI 

,C\NT+ CONSI/S ( ASSIGN+ WORDS TO ?+S4 ,! FIR/ C\NT+ SYMBOLS W]E1 9 FACT1 ! FIR/ WRIT+4 ,AT ?IS E>LY /AGE MANY CULTURES EXPRESS$ LETT]S & NUMB]S BY ! SAME SYMBOLS4 ,ALEPH1 = EXAMPLE1 EXPRESS$ BO? ! FIR/ LETT] ( ! ,HEBREW ALPHABET & ! FIR/ ( ! ORD9AL NUMB]S4XXXII ,SP5GL] PU%$ ! CONNECTION MU* FUR!R1 WOND]+ :E!R ) NUMB] ONE F9DS 0! BIR? ( GRAMM>40XXXIII 

,MEASUREM5T1 LIKE C\NT+1 DEALS ) JU/ ONE ASPECT ( ! OBJECT IT IS MEASUR+ & ASSIGNS A NUMB] TO ?AT ASPECT4 ,?IS AB/RACT+ MOVE IS BASIC TO ! UNIV]SAL /&>DIZATION ( LIFE 9H]5T 9 GLOBALIZ+ CIVILIZATION4 ,( C\RSE1 !RE IS & ALWAYS HAS BE5 RESI/ANCE4 ,BUT 9 ! WORDS ( PSY*OLOGI/ ,S4,S4 ,/EV5S1 0,GIV5 ! DEEPLY HUMAN NE$ TO QUANTIFY1 C\LD MA!MATICS REALLY HAVE BEGUN ELSE:]E ?AN 9 MEASUREM5T80XXXIV ,9 A SIMIL> VE91 ,JOHN ,H5SL[ F\ND ?AT 0MEASUREM5T IS :AT DEF9ES HUMANITY444IS :AT DI/+UI%ES ! CIVILIZ$ FROM ! UNCIVILIZ$40XXXV 

,GR[+ SOCIAL COMPLEXITY & ! ALL-5COMPASS+ 9TEGRATION REQUIR$ BY MOD]N DOM9ATION MEANS MORE & MORE MEASUREM5T4 ,IT IS AS UBIQUIT\S AS IT IS IMPOS$4 0,A DEEPLY HUMAN NE$0--OR ! DYNAMIC ( RU9\S CIVILIZATION8 ,!RE IS NO CIVILIZATION )\T MEASUREM5T1 BUT !RE IS LIFE \TSIDE CIVILIZATION--& ULTIMATELY1 P]HAPS ONLY \TSIDE CIVILIZATION4 

,! PREVAIL+ VIEW IS ?AT KN[L$GE IS LIMIT$ )\T MEASUREM5T1 ?AT WE CAN'T REALLY GRASP SOME?+ UNLESS IT CAN BE MEASUR$4 ,! WORD 0GRASP0 IS TELL+2 IT BELONGS TO ! LANGUAGE ( CONTROL4 ,TO CONTROL1 DOM9ATE1 & HOLD NATURE 9 \R GRASP1 = EXAMPLE3 ! LEXICON ( DOME/ICATION4 ,IS ?IS REALLY A WAY ( UND]/&+8 ,:AT IS LO/ :5 WE ONLY MEASURE8 ,DOES ?IS APPROA* NOT TAKE US AWAY FROM A MORE 9TIMATE KN[+8 ,TRADITIONAL 9DIG5\S PEOPLE DO NOT 0GRASP0 9 !IR KN[+4 

,A SMALL 9/ANCE FROM ! REALM ( 0FITNESS03 E-DEVICES ) !IR APPS = MEASUR+ BODILY P]=MANCE AS A FUNCTION ( V>I\S RATES3 BREA?1 PULSE1 ETC4 ,A WAY ( EXT]NALIZ+ & OBJECTIFY+ \R [N BODIES1 ( LOS+ T\* ) \RSELVES & \R S5SES4 

,?IS IS P>T ( ! GR[+ TE*NIFICATION & CONCOMITANT DESKILL+1 HALLM>KS ( ! DIGITAL AGE4 ,IRONICALLY1 ?IS MOVEM5T DOES NOT PRODUCE GREAT] PR(ICI5CY 9 NUMB]S4 ,NUM]ACY1 9 FACT1 IS 9 DECL9E4 ,COMPUT]S HAVE REPLAC$ CA% REGI/]S2 RETAIL CL]KS HAVE NO NE$ TO MAKE *ANGE1 & MANY DON'T KN[ H[4 ,A FRI5D1 :5 ASK$ = ! TIME BY A TE5AG]1 PO9T$ TO A NE>BY CLOCK4 ,! TE5 C\LDN'T TELL TIME FROM A CLOCKFACE1 ONLY A DIGITAL READ\T4 

,9EVITABLY ASK$ = A DEF9ITION ( TIME1 ?AT ALWAYS ELUSIVE QUE/ION1 ,E9/E9 REPLI$ ?AT IT'S :AT A CLOCK MEASURES4 ,! CORRESPOND5CE BETWE5 MEASUREM5T & TIME HAS BE5 MU* DISCUSS$2 BUT 9 :AT DOES ! MEASUR+ ( TIME CONSI/8 

,PLATO F\ND AN 9TR9SIC CONNECTION BETWE5 TIME & NUMB]1 BUT ?AT ONLY REM9DS US ?AT WE CAN'T BE SURE :AT K9D ( ?+S TIME & NUMB] >E4 ,>I/OTLE CLAIM$ ?AT ?+S >E 9 TIME ! WAY :AT IS C\NT$ IS 9 NUMB]1 AS IF ?AT CL>IFIES MATT]S MU*4 

,9 ! #cRD C5TURY ,A4,D4 ,PLOT9US ASK$1 0,:Y %\LD ! M]E PRES5CE ( A NUMB] GIVE US ,TIME80XXXVI ,:I* IS SUGGE/IVE1 9 T]MS ( H[ TIME /AKES ITS CLAIM1 & PROMPTS A CLOS] LOOK AT TIMEKEEP+ ITSELF4 ,CONSID] #g? C5TURY ,B$\9S 9 :AT IS N[ ,SAUDI ,>ABIA4 ,?\< PA/ORAL 7& !RE=E DOME/ICATORS71 !Y HAD A V]Y M9IMAL S5SE ( TIME4 ,ALONG CAME ,MOHAMMAD1 :O UNVEIL$ TIME AS P>T ( A NEW RELIGION4 ,FIVE COMPULSORY PRAY] TIMES REGULAT$ EA* DAY4 ,ALL \R DAYS1 SAID ! ,PROPHET1 >E NUMB]$1 JU/ AS MA?-GUID$ 9DU/RIAL PROCESSES W\LD REGULATE & NUMB] !M A MILL5NIUM LAT]4 

,= ! ,MAYANS & O!RS 9 ,MESOAM]ICA1 A FOCUS ON TIME & NUMB] MIRROR$ A PREOCCUPATION ) ORD] & RULE4 ,B]GSON'S DUREE1 OR LIV$ TIME1 WAS AN ATTEMPT TO /EP \TSIDE ( IMPOS$1 ID5TICALLY NUMB]$ TIME4 ,BUT ! BOND BETWE5 TIME & NUMB] HAS CONT9U$ & DEEP5$1 AS DOME/ICAT+ REALITY COMM&E]S MORE & MORE PLACES & LIVES ON ! PLANET4 

0,!RE IS NO WAY WE CAN ESCAPE FROM NUMB]S10 CONCLUD$ ,GRAHAM ,FLEGG4XXXVII ,PHILOSOPH] ,MI*EL ,S]RES AGRE$3 0,:]EV] ! ROAD ( MA!MATICITY WAS OP5$1 IT WAS =EV]40XXXVIII ,! SAME UN5D+ S]VITUDE IS CONSECRAT$ BY ,BADI\1 :O /AKES ?\<T ITSELF ON NUMB]4 ,BUT WE MAY IMAG9E :AT C\LD EM]GE :5 ! C\NT+ & MEASUR+ & TIM+ IS OV]1 BY \R [N 5D+ ( IT4 ,IMAG9E :AT C\LD EM]GE ONLY 9 SU* A WORLD4 

,! 0ELEGANCE0 ( MA?8 ,MU* MORE AK9 TO ! COLDNESS ( ADVANC$ CIVILIZATION4 ,POLITICAL !ORI/ ,SUSAN ,BUCK-,MORSS EXPRESS$ ?IS ) GREAT ELOQU5CE3 0,! SOCIAL BODY ( CIVILIZATION IS IMP]SONAL1 9DIFF]5T TO ?AT FELL[-FEEL+ ?AT )9 A FACE-TO-FACE SOCIETY CAUSES ITS MEMB]S TO ACT ) MORAL CONC]N40XXXIX ,FACE-TO-FACE1 :]E !RE IS LITTLE OR NO NE$ ( C\NT+4 

,D$EK9D SAID ?AT NUMB]S 0>E A MEANS ( APPREH5D+ MORE EASILY & MORE %>PLY ! DIFF]5CE ( ?+S40XL ,:AT DIFF]5CE C\LD HE HAVE BE5 REF]R+ TO8 ,! WRITT5 NUMB]+ SY/EMS ( ! ANCI5T ,EGYPTIANS1 ,HITTITES1 ,GREEKS1 & ,AZTECS W]E /RUCTURALLY ID5TICAL1XLI & ?IS CONGRU5CE PO9T$ T[>D ! GLOBAL HOMOG5IZATION SO /RONGLY UND]WAY N[4 

,A HOLL[$-\T MA!MATICAL ORD] IS ?AT ( CLOS$-(F COLDNESS1 9DIFF]5CE1 CYNICISM4 ,! RISE 9 ! 9CID5CE ( AUTISM IS ONE SAD ASPECT AMONG MANY2 IT MAY BE WOR? NOT+ ?AT A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMB] ( MA? /UD5TS & !ORI/S HAVE RECEIV$ A DIAGNOSIS ( AUTISM4XLII 

,NUMB] TRUMPS QUALITY & QUALITIES2 MEAN:ILE ,BADI\ BASES HIS AU?ORIT>IANISM ON ! DEEPE/ GR\ND+ = MASSIFICATION & E/RANGEM5T4 ,HEAL?Y 9DIVIDUALS AVOID SU* BRUTALI/ 0?9K]S40 ,! #bND C5TURY PHYSICIAN ,GAL5 PROVIDES A CAUTION>Y TALE3 0,IT HAS (T5 HAPP5$ ?AT PEOPLE HAVE TALK$ HAPPILY ) ME1 BECAUSE ( MY WORK AMONG ! SICK1 BUT :5 !Y DISCOV] ?AT ,I AM ALSO AN EXP]T MA!MATICIAN1 !Y AVOID ME40XLIII 

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