Re: infinity

Tony Orlow (aeo6) <aeo6@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Virgil said:
>> In article <MPG.1d618aae41392f57989fe9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> Tony Orlow (aeo6) <aeo6@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > > Which ball is not covered by that argument?
>> > N+1 through 10n+9.
>>
>> If TO means "n+1 through 10n+9" he is presuming that there is a last,
>> nth, step, which is specifically prohibited by the rules.
>>
>> And as there is no last step, there is no ball that is not covered.
>>
> Then there is no point at which the last ball is removed. Isn't that
> correct?

There is no last ball.

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