On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 01:08:38PM +0100, Günther Greindl wrote: > > Hi Russell, > > Russell Standish wrote: > > > In your first case, the number (1,1,1,1...) is not a natural number, > > since it is infinite. In the second case, (0,0,0,...) is a natural > > number, but is also on the list (at infinity). > > Why is (1,1,1,...) not in the list but (0,0,0,...) in the list at > infinity? This seems very arbitrary to me.
Quentin replied correctly on the first point. On the second point, the list is assumed to contain all natural numbers. If that is true, the 0, which maps to the sequence (0,0,0...) must lie at infinity on the list. If you don't accept this, then the enumeration given is not an enumeration of the naturals, since 0 is then not on the list. Either way falsifies the argument. > > I am becoming more and more an ultra-finitist. Arguments with infinity > seem to be very based on the assumptions you make (about platonia or > whatever) > > Regards, > Günther > > > -- > Günther Greindl > Department of Philosophy of Science > University of Vienna > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.univie.ac.at/Wissenschaftstheorie/ > > Blog: http://dao.complexitystudies.org/ > Site: http://www.complexitystudies.org > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Mathematics UNSW SYDNEY 2052 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australia http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
