From: |-|ercules on
"herbzet" <herbzet(a)gmail.com> wrote >
>
> |-|ercules wrote:
>> "herbzet" wrote ...
>> > |-|ercules wrote:
>> >> "herbzet" wrote ...
>> >> > |-|ercules wrote:
>> >> >> "herbzet" wrote ...
>> >> >> > |-|ercules wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> >> I want to hear mathematicians explain why the nonexistence of a box that contains
>> >> >> >> the numbers of the boxes that don't contain their own number means that higher
>> >> >> >> infinity exists.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Who said that? Cite, please.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> you did.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Because the most widely used proof of uncountable infinity is the
>> >> >> > contradiction of a bijection from N to P(N), which is analagous to
>> >> >> > the missing box question.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Perhaps so, but why do you ask?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> hz
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >> >
>> >> > Then again, perhaps not.
>> >>
>> >> you can crawl back under your rock until the box question goes away.
>> >
>> > What question was that now? You keep moving the goalposts on us.
>> >
>> > Perhaps if you can manage to phrase the question with some rigor,
>> > it is possible that you would receive a concise reply.
>>
>> ok, we have boxes, all numbered from 1, 2, 3... and so on indefinitely.
>>
>> inside the boxes are some physical representations of natural numbers,
>> any finite or infinite amount of them, composed of 1 of each of 1, 2, 3...
>>
>> can any of the boxes contain only the numbers of all the boxes that don't contain
>> their own numbers?
>>
>> what can you deduce from this?
>
> Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
>
> << The fact that there is no box that contains the numbers of all the boxes >>
> << that don't contain their own number proves that higher infinities exist. >>
>
> Amusingly, the FIRST reply to THIS question (from your OP "SCI.MATH POLL -
> uncountable infinity") was "It's false" -- by GEORGE GREENE -- which also
> came along with a detailed explanation.
>
> It appears that you didn't have the courtesy to even respond to his post.
>
> Is your excuse that you're too much of a LOON to be held to ordinary
> standards of debate? Will you now fail to respond to his reply
> because you're too technologically challenged to be able to LOOK
> IT UP?
>
> Are you sure that you've asked the question you really want answered?
>
> Because you've already been answered, in detail, by several people.
>
> --
> hz


Well George answered false, and you answered true. Unless you are saying
'greater cardinality than an infinite set' means something different to higher infinity.

Herc
From: herbzet on


|-|ercules wrote:
> "herbzet" wrote:
> > |-|ercules wrote:
> >> "herbzet" wrote ...
> >> > |-|ercules wrote:
> >> >> "herbzet" wrote ...
> >> >> > |-|ercules wrote:
> >> >> >> "herbzet" wrote ...
> >> >> >> > |-|ercules wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> I want to hear mathematicians explain why the nonexistence of a box that contains
> >> >> >> >> the numbers of the boxes that don't contain their own number means that higher
> >> >> >> >> infinity exists.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Who said that? Cite, please.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> you did.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > Because the most widely used proof of uncountable infinity is the
> >> >> >> > contradiction of a bijection from N to P(N), which is analagous to
> >> >> >> > the missing box question.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Perhaps so, but why do you ask?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> hz
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Then again, perhaps not.
> >> >>
> >> >> you can crawl back under your rock until the box question goes away.
> >> >
> >> > What question was that now? You keep moving the goalposts on us.
> >> >
> >> > Perhaps if you can manage to phrase the question with some rigor,
> >> > it is possible that you would receive a concise reply.
> >>
> >> ok, we have boxes, all numbered from 1, 2, 3... and so on indefinitely.
> >>
> >> inside the boxes are some physical representations of natural numbers,
> >> any finite or infinite amount of them, composed of 1 of each of 1, 2, 3...
> >>
> >> can any of the boxes contain only the numbers of all the boxes that don't contain
> >> their own numbers?
> >>
> >> what can you deduce from this?
> >
> > Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
> >
> > << The fact that there is no box that contains the numbers of all the boxes >>
> > << that don't contain their own number proves that higher infinities exist. >>
> >
> > Amusingly, the FIRST reply to THIS question (from your OP "SCI.MATH POLL -
> > uncountable infinity") was "It's false" -- by GEORGE GREENE -- which also
> > came along with a detailed explanation.
> >
> > It appears that you didn't have the courtesy to even respond to his post.
> >
> > Is your excuse that you're too much of a LOON to be held to ordinary
> > standards of debate? Will you now fail to respond to his reply
> > because you're too technologically challenged to be able to LOOK
> > IT UP?
> >
> > Are you sure that you've asked the question you really want answered?
> >
> > Because you've already been answered, in detail, by several people.
>
> Well George answered false, and you answered true.

Apparently you have difficulty reading, but let's suppose that indeed,
George and I disagree on this -- so the question now becomes, Herkimer,
which one of George or me is correct?

Or do you just want to go hide under a rock somewhere?

--
hz