Re: Mathematics, Pseudomathematics, Artificial Intelligence

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Date: 02/15/05 

Date: 15 Feb 2005 05:43:17 -0800

Mike Oliver wrote:
> Herman Jurjus wrote:
>
> > One more remark that's perhaps interesting (given that Petry claims

> > Cantor's motives were religious). Poincare reports that Hermite at
one
> > time expressed anti-Cantoreanist leanings, exactly for religious
> > reasons. Hermite felt that 'the infinite' was something to be left
to
> > God, and when handled by us humble earthlings could only lead to
disaster.
> >
> > So it looks that Hermite agreed with Petry on this, only... -his-
was
> > the religious point of view, not Cantor's. There you have it:
there's
> > always a second side to a story. <g>
>
> I think there is no doubt that Cantor had a theological agenda. Not
> that there's anything wrong with that.

I don't think so.

Regards, 

--
Eray

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