On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: >> Maybe Cantor's infinities and the Real Numbers are mathematical Harry >> Potter novels. Actually I kinda doubt it but maybe. >> > > In choosing examples, John, you need to keep in mind that many on this > list think the Harry Potter novels are non-fiction - somewhere. :-) >
My secret shame is that sometimes I kinda sorta think that myself. > If you had a complete, precise description of a world and how it works, > would it add anything to also say, "It exists"? > Well, "it exists" could mean "it exists in this universe", Hogwarts may or may not exist, but it certainly doesn't in our world. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
