Zero: A Landmark Discovery, the Dreadful Void, and the Ultimate Mind by Syamal K SenMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
...Looking back on reading this book, I feel it is as much a monograph on yogic meditation as a mathematical treatise. Consider the title of Section 2.3.11: “God is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient while computer will never be”. In explanation, the authors add, “By the term ‘God’, we imply consciousness.” This framework allows their exploration of self-described “spiritual science” to admit such axioms as “the proof of an event…is experiencing it.” As mentioned here, Egyptians, Mesopotamians, and Mayans had varying concepts and indications of a zero value. However, the theme of Buddhist and Hindu philosophies forces a focus on the Indian numeral and its positional flexibility over deeper exploration of the concept in other cultures...
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