Quentin Anciaux skrev: > Hi, > > 2009/5/8 Torgny Tholerus <tor...@dsv.su.se>: > >> I was an ultrafinitist before, but I have changed my mind. Now I accept >> that you can say that the natural numbers are unlimited. I only deny >> actual infinities. The set of all natural numbers are always finite, >> but you can always increase the set of all natural number by adding more >> natural numbers to it. >> > Then it's not the set of *all* natural numbers. You do nothing by > adding a number... you don't create numbers by writing them down, you > don't invent properties about them, it's absurd... especially for a > zombie. >
What do you mean by *all*? How do you define *all*? Can you give a definition that is not a circular definition? -- Torgny --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---