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echo: philos
to: MARK BLOSS
from: RELATIF TUINN
date: 1998-03-22 18:20:00
subject: Infinity

Mark Bloss discussing "Infinity"
with me...
 RT>> Wrong. There are half as many even numbers as there are integers.
 MB>  Can you prove this?  
Its a logical conclusion. The set of all even integers can never be as big as 
the set of all integers. It has to be half by definition.
 ND>> But there are two
 ND>> integers for every even number!
 RT>> Indeed. Which makes your above claim, that the set of all even numbers
 RT>> is the same size as the set of all integers, a total nonsense.
 MB>  In fact, it's un-mathematical for one to try to differentiate.  Even
 MB>  if the set of even numbers is half as much as the set of whole
 MB> integers,
 MB>  when either one of them reference the term "infinity" they both mean
 MB>  precisely the same thing, and are handled mathematically, in precisely
 MB>  the same way - therefore, they are equivalent mathmatically and for
 MB> all
 MB>  practical purposes.  Here is the proof.
 MB> 1)  ((Infinity MOD 2) = 0)  = (0.5 * Infinity)  
 MB> 2)  (0.5 * Infinity) = Infinity, so also,
 MB> 3)  ((Infinity MOD 1) = 0)  = Infinity  ,
 MB> therefore:
 MB> 4)  ((Infinity MOD 2) = 0) minus ((Infinity MOD 1) = 0) = 0
 MB>  They are equivalent terms.
Infinity MOD 2 = 0 is only true if infinity is an even number. Is it?
If infinity is an odd number (which is equally possible) then Infinity MOD 2 
= 0.5
Therefore the rest of your statements are incorrect.
    Relatif Tuinn
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* Origin: 1+1=2 2+2=11 11+11=22 22+22=121 121+121=1012 (2:254/524.18)

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