Re: arithmetic in ZF



On 1 May 2005 14:32:17 -0700, Ross A. Finlayson <raf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> I think ZF is inconsistent, because of regularity,

Well, you should stop thinking that, because if ZF is inconsistent, so
is ZF without regularity.

> In ZF there is the Burali-Forti paradox,

No there isn't (assuming ZF isn't inconsistent for other reasons). The
axioms do not permit the construction of the BF paradox.

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