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Discrete Thoughts: Essays on Mathematics, Science and Philosophy (Modern Birkhäuser Classics) Discrete Thoughts: Essays on Mathematics, Science and Philosophy by Mark Kac
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“Nowhere more than in combinatorial theory do we see the fallacy of Kronecker's well-known saying that "God created the integers; everything else is man-made." A more accurate description might be: "God created infinity, and man, unable to understand infinity, had to invent finite sets.”
KAC, Discrete Thoughts: Essays on Mathematics, Science and Philosophy