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Yes, but why is Zero necessary for theories? I'm serious! It seemed to me
that Len's posting was such a vivid and concise expression of a pwoerful
idea ... If only I udnerstood the idea!
> There was Zero; then the Arabs gave us "Zero".
>
> "Form is emptiness; emptiness is form"
>
> http://www.drba.org/heart_sutra_e.htm
"God gave us the integers; all else is the work of man."
> Regards,
> Wendell
>
> At 12:07 PM 4/15/2003, Jack Park wrote:
> >What was the root of all theories before the Arabs gave us zero in the
> >first place?
>
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