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From: David Marcus on 23 Jan 2007 00:49 G. Frege wrote: > On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:59:19 -0500, David Marcus > <DavidMarcus(a)alumdotmit.edu> wrote: > > >> So far I have seen little that isn't too subtle for WM to grasp. > >> > > Very true. > > Then why, oh why, do you still "discuss" mathematical topics with > him?! Actually, he's a full blooded crank with a general lack of > mathematical understanding (i.e. a mathematical "illiterate"). > > I really can't see the point in (doing) this. Sorry. Does everything have to have a point? -- David Marcus
From: G. Frege on 23 Jan 2007 01:01 On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:49:46 -0500, David Marcus <DavidMarcus(a)alumdotmit.edu> wrote: >> >> Then why, oh why, do you still "discuss" mathematical topics with >> him?! Actually, he's a full blooded crank with a general lack of >> mathematical understanding (i.e. a mathematical "illiterate"). >> >> I really can't see the point in (doing) this. Sorry. > > Does everything have to have a point? > I won't think so. But this ...er... thing is _especially_ pointless. ;-) F. -- E-mail: info<at>simple-line<dot>de
From: David Marcus on 23 Jan 2007 01:12 G. Frege wrote: > On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:49:46 -0500, David Marcus > <DavidMarcus(a)alumdotmit.edu> wrote: > > >> Then why, oh why, do you still "discuss" mathematical topics with > >> him?! Actually, he's a full blooded crank with a general lack of > >> mathematical understanding (i.e. a mathematical "illiterate"). > >> > >> I really can't see the point in (doing) this. Sorry. > > > > Does everything have to have a point? > > I won't think so. But this ...er... thing is _especially_ pointless. > ;-) Maybe that's the point! In truth, sometimes it is amusing. -- David Marcus
From: G. Frege on 23 Jan 2007 01:13 On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:12:31 -0500, David Marcus <DavidMarcus(a)alumdotmit.edu> wrote: >>>> >>>> Then why, oh why, do you still "discuss" mathematical topics with >>>> him?! Actually, he's a full blooded crank with a general lack of >>>> mathematical understanding (i.e. a mathematical "illiterate"). >>>> >>>> I really can't see the point in (doing) this. Sorry. >>> >>> Does everything have to have a point? >>> >> I won't think so. But this ...er... thing is _especially_ pointless. >> > Maybe that's the point! In truth, sometimes it is amusing. > Well, if you think so... :-� F. -- E-mail: info<at>simple-line<dot>de
From: David Marcus on 23 Jan 2007 02:14
G. Frege wrote: > On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:12:31 -0500, David Marcus > <DavidMarcus(a)alumdotmit.edu> wrote: > > >>>> Then why, oh why, do you still "discuss" mathematical topics with > >>>> him?! Actually, he's a full blooded crank with a general lack of > >>>> mathematical understanding (i.e. a mathematical "illiterate"). > >>>> > >>>> I really can't see the point in (doing) this. Sorry. > >>> > >>> Does everything have to have a point? > >>> > >> I won't think so. But this ...er... thing is _especially_ pointless. > >> > > Maybe that's the point! In truth, sometimes it is amusing. > > > Well, if you think so... At least with WM, I know from the start that he has no clue what I'm talking about. For lots of people I talk to, I don't figure this out until much later. And, if I'm going to talk to someone who doesn't understand anything I say, I'd rather talk about math than other topics. Although, I must say that WM does get boring after a while--too repetitive. > :-� What does this emoticon mean? -- David Marcus |