The problem with the constant Pi (3.14...)

Saphsin March 14, 2017 at 15:47 2825 views 3 comments

http://tauday.com/tau-manifesto

I found this really interesting, though I don't understand the relevance of the ying-yang sybolism except to make the whole mathematical analysis look cool. If anyone who knows Taoism well, I'd be grateful for explanations.

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Metaphysician Undercover March 14, 2017 at 18:02 #60713 0 likes

The method given in the Tau Manifesto for finding the area of a circle seems unnecessarily complex. The comparison given, between how the Pi Manifesto, and how the Tau Manifesto each deal with this issue, is beyond my comprehension. The author of the Tau Manifesto seems to think that the Tauist way of figuring the area of a circle, or the volume of a cylindrical container, is somehow a better method. But I don't understand the reasons for that conclusion

apokrisis March 14, 2017 at 20:14 #60723 0 likes

Reply to Saphsin Do you mean apart from the pun on Tau and Tao? The whole argument is that a full 360 degree rotation is a more fundamental natural unit than a half 180 degree rotation. Then yin-yang is a completion of the circle like that - going through the light, then the dark, to arrive back to begin the cycle again. But it seems a mention tacked on for a bit of fun and has nothing to do with the argument really.

Saphsin March 14, 2017 at 20:40 #60724 0 likes

Reply to apokrisis Yeah that's similar to what I guessed but...I wish there was more. It's kind of a really~ loose symbolism.