At 14:33 23-2-02 +0100, Richard Baker wrote: > > Am I a random person? If so, please let me know how many people will > > have existed between the beginning and end of the universe. Then I'll > > answer this. > >If you are a random person then the total number of people who will ever >exist is probably close to the current population of the Earth.
That cannot be true(*). Your statement assumes that: a) very few (if any) people existed before the people currently alive, and b) very few (if any) people will exist after the people currently alive have died. (*) Unless you meant the number of people alive at any given moment in time, but that does not answer Nick's question. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
