Re: Am I a crank?



On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 23:51:23 -0600, Virgil <virgil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <qbamf2pm9e5q8bhlk3p5632mj51jo3jqbi@xxxxxxx>,
Lester Zick <dontbother@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 11:31:33 -0600, Virgil <virgil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <gk1mf2hbguko7fga1qekpq3vmtc2g2qe2b@xxxxxxx>,
Lester Zick <dontbother@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 17:23:40 -0600, Virgil <virgil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Lester Zick wrote:
Mechanically "infinity" just refers to the number of infinitessimals.
Lester Zick wrote:
infinity contains finite numbers.

As neither of these is a satisfactory definition of infinity, Zick
has not defined "infinity" satisfactorily.


I daresay to a grammarian it wouldn't appear so.

Nor to anyone else of sense.

Nor to anyone senseless.

Zick is, of course, speaking for himself, as he can't speak for anyone
else.

I can certainly speak for all allegedly unarmed opponents who are
allegedly armed.

~v~~
.



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