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(removed the whole raven story bit bc 1. Esk*mo is a slur ,2. there are raven tales from some Indigenous Pacific NW cultures that are not intended to be used as just stories (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven_Tales) , and 3. it was irrelevant anyway) |
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Things (related to Haskell) that give us the feeling of surprise instead of design, the way natural sciences and mathematics do. |
Things (related to Haskell) that give us the feeling of surprise instead of design, the way natural sciences and mathematics do. |
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− | [http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/eskimo/page05.html In an Eskimo tale], the Raven, after having created the world, does not recognize his own creatures. He creates a marrow, and after a while, a man steps out of the split marrow. -- Who are you and how do you get here? -- asks Raven his own creature. In another tale, a creature is creating himself, astonishing the god. |
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In <math>\lambda</math>-calculus and combinatory logic, the existence of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_encoding Church numerals] was a surprise, too. They were not anticipated, so not a mere design. |
In <math>\lambda</math>-calculus and combinatory logic, the existence of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_encoding Church numerals] was a surprise, too. They were not anticipated, so not a mere design. |
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Things (related to Haskell) that give us the feeling of surprise instead of design, the way natural sciences and mathematics do.
In -calculus and combinatory logic, the existence of Church numerals was a surprise, too. They were not anticipated, so not a mere design. Other things can be astonishing too -- like the mere existence of self-replicating programs (quines), a consequence of the fixed point theorem.
Haskell is based on and related to powerful ideas, and learning Haskell can yield a feeling of exploring something out there, instead of watching a huge cathedral.
Pages in category "Theoretical foundations"
The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.