Salutatio William!
31-Jan-98, William Elliot wrote to Richard Meic
          Subject: "Existence Exists"
 >>>> Richard Meic on "Existence Exists"
 WE>> But a half infinite line [0, infinity) is of infinite length.  So
 WE>> is the mirror image (-infinity, 0] which could be an universe
 WE>> that alway was but comes to an end.  Negative integers a simple
 WE>> example: ... -n-1, -n, ... ,-2, -1, 0 while the more accustomed
 WE>> 0, 1, 2, ... ,n ,n+1, ... positive integers
 RM>> Hey, I like that one.  Have you seen my "spagetti noodle with
 RM>> only one end" analogy?  |)
 WE> Nope.  Negative integer example is notated by w* (actually small
 WE> omega with a * exponent.  The positive integer example is notated
 WE> by w.  Now w is without end while w* is without beginning while w*
 WE> + w without beginning or end.  Now w + w* has a definite start at
 WE> 1 but takes forever to get to it's end of 0. Mathematicians aren't
 WE> content with just this however.  w + w, w + w + w, w + w + w + ..
Okay, now that you put it THAT way.  
 RM>> BTW, that razor is sharp enough to cut a fundies beliefs to
 RM>> shreds.
 WE> Them dang beliefs are like starfish, the more slices, the more new
 WE> beliefs. ---
Perhaps a witch burning is in order?  ;)
 Dicere...
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Richard Meic
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