Beyond Zero and One (Andrew Smart) / quote 59 of 171
True and false as mere convention
Returning to infinity, it turns out that there is at least a conceptual relationship between the infinity of values between one and zero, and the infinity of values that voltage can have on a computer switch. The binary logic that underlies the computer is an approximation of all this messy stuff between “yes” and “no.” One can think of binary logic as a model and a tool that human culture has invented to control electrical machines (otherwise known as computers) to an incredible degree of precision. However, assigning the logical values “true” to “one” and “false” to “zero” is simply a convention, much like driving on the right side of the road. The number one is not intrinsically true, nor is zero intrinsically false.