Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-10-01 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 29, 2006, at 7:56 PM, Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/29/06, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No, it's the SAME SIZE as each of the first two. THAT'S the one that took me a week or two to wrap my head around. :) No, they're not the same size. I'm sure of it. I counted them. Okay

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies)

2006-10-01 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 10/1/2006 8:21:03 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Are you sure that word is cromulent? Julia Crom never lent Conan anything. Vilyehm ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies)

2006-10-01 Thread Julia Thompson
Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/30/06, Reggie Bautista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There's a certain truthiness to that... That's because I was being probalogical! Are you sure that word is cromulent? Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies)

2006-10-01 Thread Nick Arnett
On 9/30/06, Reggie Bautista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There's a certain truthiness to that... That's because I was being probalogical! Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/br

Re: Infinities large and small

2006-09-30 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 9/30/2006 9:02:31 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: William Taylor wrote: > > Infinity - (Infinity -1) = Infinity > No. Infinity - (Infinity - 1) = Undefined "To the infinity and beyond" Alberto Monteiro Sorry, I must have been chewing on the squa

Re: Infinities large and small

2006-09-30 Thread Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro
William Taylor wrote: > > Infinity - (Infinity -1) = Infinity > No. Infinity - (Infinity - 1) = Undefined "To the infinity and beyond" Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies)

2006-09-30 Thread Reggie Bautista
Nick wrote > On 9/29/06, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > No, it's the SAME SIZE as each of the first two. THAT'S the one that > > took me a week or two to wrap my head around. :) > > > No, they're not the same size. I'm sure of it. I counted them. > > > > > > > Okay, I did

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-30 Thread Julia Thompson
Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/09/2006, at 1:43 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/29/06, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No, it's the SAME SIZE as each of the first two. THAT'S the one that took me a week or two to wrap my head around. :) No, they're not the same siz

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-30 Thread Julia Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Infinity - (Infinity -1) = Infinity My brain hurts. Can I have a cookie? You can have a cookie. :) And if I'd done my little project of photographing several kinds of cookies, I'd send you a .jpg of one Julia __

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:49 PM Friday 9/29/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Infinity - (Infinity -1) = Infinity My brain hurts. Can I have a cookie? Visit any number of web sites and you can have a pop-up, too. -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/list

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Charlie Bell
On 30/09/2006, at 1:43 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/29/06, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No, it's the SAME SIZE as each of the first two. THAT'S the one that took me a week or two to wrap my head around. :) No, they're not the same size. I'm sure of it

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Medievalbk
Infinity - (Infinity -1) = Infinity My brain hurts. Can I have a cookie? ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Julia Thompson
Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/29/06, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No, it's the SAME SIZE as each of the first two. THAT'S the one that took me a week or two to wrap my head around. :) No, they're not the same size. I'm sure of it. I counted them. Well, hey, they are a COUNTABLE

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Julia Thompson
Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:34 PM Subject: Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies) Nick Arne

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Nick Arnett
On 9/29/06, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No, it's the SAME SIZE as each of the first two. THAT'S the one that took me a week or two to wrap my head around. :) No, they're not the same size. I'm sure of it. I counted them. Okay, I didn't count ALL of them. But I counte

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:34 PM Subject: Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11conspiracies) > Nick Arnett wrote: >> O

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-29 Thread Julia Thompson
Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/28/06, Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Isn't "a little infinite" a contradiction, like "a little bit . . . "? No... some infinities are smaller than others, as is easily demonstrated. There are an infinite number of even numbers and an infinite number of

Re: Infinities large and small

2006-09-29 Thread Richard Baker
DanM said: Right, but there are not as many integers as there are real numbers between 0 and 1. :-) And there are the same number of those as there are subsets of the integers. Rich ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Infinities large and small and silly SF stories.

2006-09-28 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 9/28/2006 8:43:22 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 08:01 PM Thursday 9/28/2006, Nick Arnett wrote: >On 9/28/06, Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >>Isn't "a little infinite" a contradiction, like "a little bit . . . "? > > >No...

Re: Infinities large and small

2006-09-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:00 PM Thursday 9/28/2006, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote: Nick Arnett wrote: > > No... some infinities are smaller than others, as is easily demonstrated. > > There are an infinite number of even numbers and an infinite number of odd > numbers. Those two infinities are the same siz

Re: Infinities large and small (was Re: The Assumption Re: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:01 PM Thursday 9/28/2006, Nick Arnett wrote: On 9/28/06, Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Isn't "a little infinite" a contradiction, like "a little bit . . . "? No... some infinities are smaller than others, as is easily demonstrated. There are an infinite number of even n

RE: Infinities large and small

2006-09-28 Thread Dan Minette
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:00 PM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: Infinities large and small > > Nick Arnett wrote: >

Re: Infinities large and small

2006-09-28 Thread Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro
Nick Arnett wrote: > > No... some infinities are smaller than others, as is easily demonstrated. > > There are an infinite number of even numbers and an infinite number of odd > numbers. Those two infinities are the same size. However, there are an > infinite number of even AND odd numbers and th