Re: Cantor's Theory: Mathematical creationism

From: Eray Ozkural exa (examachine_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/26/04 

Date: 25 Nov 2004 22:17:52 -0800

"Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz" <spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid> wrote in message news:<41a556ab$15$fuzhry+tra$mr2ice@news.patriot.net>...
> In <25bac3c0.0411221209.4594f826@posting.google.com>, on 11/22/2004
> at 12:09 PM, david_lawrence_petry@yahoo.com (David Petry) said:
>
> >Cantor's theory (classical set theory) has the same relationship to
> >the mathematical sciences as Creationism theory has to the physical
> >sciences. They are similar in content and similar in origin. Cantor's
> >theory is essentially a creation myth.
>
> I see that you know nothing of Cantor's work.
>
> >Furthermore, both have religious origins, and both try to hide their
> >religious origins. Creationism comes from ancient Jewish religious
> >teachings about the origin of the universe, and Cantor's theory of
> >the infinite has its origins in Medieval Jewish religious/mystical
> >teachings known as Kabbalah, wherein the world of the infinite is a
> >higher level of existence.
>
> I see that you know nothing of Qaballah.

I see that you are a priest.

What the hell is Qaballah, then? What reason is there to take such
silly mythology seriously? 

--
Eray Ozkural