On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 5:18 AM Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote:
> *you have espoused the theology of Aristotle, which is based on the act > of faith* > Congratulations, you have now repeated that exact same schoolyard insult (6.02*10^23) *+1* times, you've broken through the mole barrier! > > *Mathematicians have been wrong on the harmonic series (1+1/2+1/3+…) > for 18 centuries. It is a catholic abbe, Oresme, who solved the problem in > the 16th/17th century, illustrating that the neoplatonist idea that > theology is very close to mathematics* > If a professional insurance salesman discovers a new comet with his backyard hobby telescope does that mean insurance is very close to astronomy? I guess for you it does mean that, after all you said atheism is just a slight variation of Christianity and believe my saying Aristotle was the worst physicist who ever lived means I have embraced Aristotle's ideas as an act of faith. * > I only search a new book when I have difficulties in understanding a > previews book.* > All you've done is state the problem, you still haven't explained how you make the selection, you can't read all old books and can't read all new books either: so how do you determine which new book is most likely to answer your difficulties in understanding something? I do it by listening to comments and reading reviews written by people who have given good book advice in the past and I then use induction to conclude their new advice is probably good too. And not one of those people who I respect said reading a 2000 year old book will help anyone better understand any modern scientific or mathematical problem. Not one. > *Immortality refers not just to infinities,* > Immortality means never having a last thought and the only way I know how to do that is with infinity. 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv0mypGvD8s38UWfp9SZmR3SjMy7gGdihU-CoQ%2BDK3kguw%40mail.gmail.com.
