What comes first
The physical world
And everything in it
Or mathematics
And laws of physics?
Can the world exist
Without mathematics to explain
All its interactions?
Undoubtedly yes
Can all the mathematics
And laws of physics exist
Without the world?
In theory
But mathematics is nothing more
Than agreed upon universal language
Among humans
To explain the world
Using numeric 0 to 9
Universally used by all
On this planet
Suppose we decided to squeeze in
One more number in there
Call it tao
Zero one two three four five
Tao six seven eight nine
What difference would it make
Except having to recalibrate
Adjust all the standards
And equations...?
But wait
With such a system
11 no longer becomes a prime number
Since 2 x tao now equals eleven
10 is now a prime
So is 6 but not 7
And 1, 3, and 5 remains prime
Why are there only 10 digits?
