Is this a place to test thought-experiments of a mathematical nature? - MathOverflow [closed] most recent 30 from http://mathoverflow.net 2013-05-19T19:22:47Z http://mathoverflow.net/feeds/question/81083 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://mathoverflow.net/questions/81083/is-this-a-place-to-test-thought-experiments-of-a-mathematical-nature Is this a place to test thought-experiments of a mathematical nature? happyseaurchin 2011-11-16T16:04:10Z 2011-11-16T16:04:10Z <p>I am exploring a different methodology in the exploration of a certain line of questions. I do not wish to fall into the language-game that is philosophy, and have begun developing thought-experiments that are based purely on mathematics, and the mental processes which allow us to perform mathematics. May I post an example thought-experiment, so that we can evaluate what responses participants come up with?</p>