Re: About pii and integers

From: Will Twentyman (wtwentyman_at_read.my.sig)
Date: 10/04/04 

Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 09:53:38 -0400

Keckman wrote:

> On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 06:50:30 +0300, Keckman <keckman@welho.com> wrote:
>
>> So i must say that M does not belongs to N.
>>
>
> Or then i have to put in PAxioms (as i hope at least two - or one
> (except me) - person have allready realized it)
>
> That expept one (every n in N has follower n+1, expect one)
>
>
> NO EXCEPTIONS APPROVED! Shouts the hole mathematical society.

You will not be working with N as described by the Peano Axioms. Just
because you have properties that you want to be true of N does not mean
that it is reasonable to make them be true. There can be problems that
arise as a result. 

-- 
Will Twentyman
email: wtwentyman at copper dot net

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