Re: Cantor Confusion


Han de Bruijn wrote:
William Hughes wrote:

Han.deBruijn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

William Hughes schreef:

Does the "potentailly infinite set" of natural numbers
exist? A potentially infinite set is a function on sets
that takes on the values true and false. The
potentially infinite set of natural numbers
takes on the value true for a set containing only
natural numbers, and false for any other set.
(i.e. is there a way of recognizing a set of
natural numbers?)

I don't understand this question.

Stop me at the first line you don't understand.

[Note if you do not like the term "potentially infinite
set" substitue "recognizer".]

A "potentially infinite set" is a function on sets.

It's already here: "function" and "set".



You answered the question

"Is there an unbounded set of natural numbers?"

No.

Now you claim you don't know what I mean
by "set". .

Clearly you cannot answer simple questions.

- William Hughes

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