Re: Math is such a BORING science !

From: Mitch Harris (harrisq_at_tcs.inf.tu-dresden.de)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 10:01:22 +0200

Dave Seaman wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:13:39 +0200, Mitch Harris wrote:
>>Robin Chapman wrote:
>>>Mitch Harris wrote:
>>>>Robin Chapman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Anyway, mathematics is not a science.
>>>>
>>>>What else is it then? it ain't art!
>>>
>>>It's mathematics!
>>
>>But that's boring.
>
> Then why are you reading sci.math?

It's boring to say that mathematics is mathematics..

The OP was supposed to respond "See. I was right". Then someone would
in earnest say "That's a faulty syllogism". And then the original
troll would have worked. 

-- 
Mitch Harris
(remove q to reply)

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