
Pentagrams
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The Pythagorean Theorem for Pi
The Pythagoreans believed that all of existence in the world is numbers. They specifically only believed in whole numbers. And there's a pretty straightforward modern mathematical concept called irrational numbers. So they were upset at the pentagram for what mathematical reasons or because of Greek religion? Yeah, it was a mathematical reason that violated a specifically Pythagorean spiritual belief.
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