Numbers are the product of counting. Quantities are the product of measurement. This means that numbers can conceivably be accurate because there is a discontinuity between each integer and the next.
Gregory BatesonThere are times when I catch myself believing that there is such a thing as something; which is separate from something else.
Gregory BatesonWhatever the ups and downs of detail within our limited experience, the larger whole is primarily beautiful.
Gregory Bateson