Re: (sketch of a) Proof that the set of Real Numbers doesn't exist

From: David Kastrup (dak_at_gnu.org)
Date: 01/27/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:54:45 +0100

"Jesse F. Hughes" <jesse@phiwumbda.org> writes:

> "Jesse F. Hughes" <jesse@phiwumbda.org> writes:
>
>> (3) You write, "Objects are only objects if they are separated from
>> their surroundings." But I'd guess an object's surroundings is
> ^^
>> distinct from the object, so how could this be a reasonable test for
>> objecthood? Could a particular thing be separated from its
>> surroundings in one setting but not another?
>
> See? I'm no master of the English language either. I'm from
> Oklahoma.

What do you expect? "On the banks of the Oklahoma" doesn't scan. 

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