Have you ever thought about this?

The majority of people think that the idea of having a number issued to you is a little weird. (Barcode, etc, If everyone is just a number)

Well, what's the difference between numbers and letters? Everyone is issued letters, and it's their name. It's as if people's names own them. I don't know... do you see my point? / Agree or disagree?

Edit: A name is more than a word. A name is a series of letters that becomes that person's identity. Numbers could do the same.

Well unlike the alphabet, in most languages with the exception binary and morse etc. These letters can also have an emotional effect on someone when put together. You'll often find this in books :)

While for their general everyday purpose, numbers are impersonal, logical and well, boring!

I see your point...but names can be similar, thus flawing the concept.

Names hold a person back, without names we would have no memories.  Without a name you have no past, no future, no regret, no loss, no fear but caution, no longing but appetite, no pain but bodily misery.  A powerful thing a name is.  You can become burdened without one.

And if you no what book that is from, you get a cookie. 

Numbers represent math, letters represent a language.

 That's the difference.

Numbers represent math, letters represent a language.

That's the difference.

TERMINAT0R1

numbers are used in Binary language.

Numbers represent math, letters represent a language.

 That's the difference.

TERMINAT0R1

I suppose I can see that point of view. But what if you just looked at math as another language. Because it is one, just a different type of language.

Just because there are 26 characters in the English language and only 10 in the mathematical language doesn't mean that the mathematical language could be just as expressive, and personal.Franklinstein

Yes in a different world. But there is no potential for this in the world we live in.

Letters create words, numbers just create bigger numbers.DaveGamer_05

I can see myself wear this.

i would rather be bryan than 8675309bminns

I absolutely agree. But maybe that's only because we were both taught to think this way our entire lives.

[QUOTE="DaveGamer_05"]Letters create words, numbers just create bigger numbers.Franklinstein

I think only having names as numbers but keeping the rest of our language as letters would have a seriously adverse effect on our personalities. 

Hmm, that's kinda interesting...Darth_Tyrev

Oh my god, I love your avatar, It makes me rofl every time I see it.

I don't really think number can have meaning, and anyway I can't remember numbers so we'd better stick w/ names.

If I'm introducing myself as Bob somebody can go, you don't really look like a Bob (hence Bob has meaning).

If we try this with number like I introduce myself as 655321 nobody's gonna go you don't really seem like a 655321.

Number might have meaning if we were to choose the numbers we were given (for example the number I chose was from A Clockwork Orange), but if then I think that would defeat the purpose of choosing numbers since more people would probably choose the same number over choosing the same name.

[QUOTE="Franklinstein"][QUOTE="DaveGamer_05"]Letters create words, numbers just create bigger numbers.steeeeeeveperry

I think only having names as numbers but keeping the rest of our language as letters would have a seriously adverse effect on our personalities. 

Oh, I'm sure it would. I'm more or less just suggesting the idea, that they really aren't that different. ( If it would have always been this way) and I expect people to disagree, I'm only argueing for the sake of argueing.

Bumpez 4 deh nu generation!!

[QUOTE="DaveGamer_05"]Letters create words, numbers just create bigger numbers.Franklinstein

Numbers are built on words/letters phonetically. (1=one, 2=two) You put numbers together and get bigger numbers, not a meaning.

i would rather be bryan than 8675309bminns

no one noticed i put 867530 niiieeiiiine :cry:  

[QUOTE="TERMINAT0R1"]

Numbers represent math, letters represent a language.

That's the difference.

steeeeeeveperry

numbers are used in Binary language.

well i sort of see it like this..if someone had a number as a name then they wouldn't be unique as if they where part of some system..when you add a number with another number lets say (2+2) your bound to get 4 because it was already known that 4 would be the out come..letters are unique as in you cant add or subtract them you can do so many random things with them that they can almost take on identies of their own..