An alternative idea of science is presented where the most widely recognized concept of Mathematics as solely inclusive of numbers is challenged. Instead, math is characterized as a logical thinking process and this understanding is used to perceive science as an activity that is always inherently inclusive of math. And by virtue of the definition limitations placed on science by certain technical conditions as defined by court cases like the scopes trial as well as historical epochs like cuneiform texts and ancient stone cave paintings, it is suggested that science is a pictorial activity that has been continually refined through the years to include numbers. Numbers can be understood to be an intermediary between pictures and words. It is suggested that numbers need not always be included in the examination of a phenomena. Diagrams, pictures, and symbols are a viable means to either replace or reinforce the numerical aspects of mathematics regarding the understanding of a phenomena.
Phillip Kuhn
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