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Date:      Thu, 12 Sep 2002 04:52:13 -0400
From:      Joshua Lee <yid@softhome.net>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
Cc:        nwestfal@directvinternet.com, dave@jetcafe.org, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Why did evolution fail?
Message-ID:  <20020912045213.0915f496.yid@softhome.net>
In-Reply-To: <3D7FF31D.642948C9@mindspring.com>
References:  <20020911140623.A45696-100000@Tolstoy.home.lan> <3D7FC334.396A9F12@mindspring.com> <20020911214015.51f915a0.yid@softhome.net> <3D7FF31D.642948C9@mindspring.com>

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On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 18:51:25 -0700
Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Joshua Lee wrote:
> > > > Really?  What *is* one divided by infinity?
> > > Zero.
> > And the converse, infinity divided by zero? ;-)
> Actually, depending on who you ask, an undefined order of infinity;
> the actual order depends on the inifinty you started with, and the
> zero.  ;^).

I figured that it was a form of infinity.

> > > for their arguments is likely to be wrong in ways that they are
> > > incapable of understanding, until they learn more mathematics.
> > 
> > And you say you're not a mathematician.... :-)
> 
> I'm not.  A real mathematician can easily smoke me on theory.
> I merely know enough not to make stupid mistakes.  I make smart
> mistakes, instead.  8-) 8-).

Smart mistakes are sometimes the worst ones. ;-)

> > > > Yeah, and the concept of one hand clapping is perfectly rational
> > > > to an irrationalist.  So what?
> > >
> > > It's perfectly rational to the rationalist, as well.  It is a
> > > proof of the incompleteness theorem.
> > 
> > Interesting... could you elaborate?
> 
> Not without starting another thread... 8=O.

I'd actually welcome a new thread, this thread is getting quite boring.

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