Mon 5 Apr, 2004 04:19 am - On a second look at your question I realized I really didn't answer it. you asked whether one infinite set can have more members than another infinite set. The answer is 'yes.'... (view)
Mon 5 Apr, 2004 03:34 am - I agree with satt_focusable's answer to your second question. I just wanted to add one more example of two infinite sets that have the same cardinality. Take the set of all the positive... (view)
Sat 3 Apr, 2004 03:23 am - I agree with Ceili. Plus, I think the real sell-outs are the ones that compromise their musical integrity to sell more records, like Metallica since the black album. (view)
Wed 31 Mar, 2004 05:46 pm - nice riddle, but everything makes sense.
At the end of the day the manager has $25, the people each have $1 and the clerk has $2, which adds up to $30. The riddle turns on a bit on... (view)
Wed 31 Mar, 2004 04:15 pm - fresco-
thanks, but I thought this was closer to the liar's paradox than Russell's. When I think of Russell's paradox I think of naive set theory. Though I have read somewhere... (view)
Wed 31 Mar, 2004 03:58 pm - Randall Patrick-
NOT INTERESTING?! Perhaps the answer to this particular question won't help us understand our world any better, but it would help us understand our language better. And... (view)
Thu 18 Mar, 2004 04:09 pm - Since we are dealing with logic, lets see if a logically constructed object can act as a counterexample:
Some definitions:
(i) let a =df. an object that has no properties.
(ii) let A =df. has... (view)
Thu 18 Mar, 2004 03:48 pm - [b]twyvel[/b]-
So let me get this straight. There is an 'I' that is objectified/observed, meaning that it is the subject of my thoughts about myself, and there is an 'I'... (view)
