Re: Infinity can not exist

From: Adam (addam_at_rogers.com)
Date: 07/17/04

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    "Kent Paul Dolan" <xanthian@well.com> wrote in message
    news:ded1d66d0b92cd7f7c889a85d257bcdb.48257@mygate.mailgate.org...
    > Now the theory of "ordinals", which I do not
    > understand _at all_, works under entirely different
    > rules, and in particular, you _can_ stick something
    > onto the far end of an infinity and have that make
    > sense.

        I recommend that you read Where Mathematics Comes From: How the Embodied
    Mind Brings Mathematics into Being
    by George Lakoff, Rafael Núñez; purchasable here,
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0465037704/qid=1090033622/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/102-2631987-9976110?v=glance&s=books. I
    own a copy myself and it has aided me in understanding mathematical
    concepts.

        It discusses just what mathematics in terms of cognitive science, and
    explains the reasons and meaning behind such concepts as infinity,
    cardiniality, ordinality, etc.

        Take care, Adam.

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