On Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 04:49:34AM -0500, Daniel Grubbs wrote: Cantor's argument only works by finding a number that satisfies the criteria for inclusion in the list, yet is nowhere to be found in the list.
In your first case, the number (1,1,1,1...) is not a natural number, since it is infinite. In the second case, (0,0,0,...) is a natural number, but is also on the list (at infinity). Therefore Cantor's argument doesn't work in these cases. Cheers -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Mathematics UNSW SYDNEY 2052 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australia http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
