Re: Another Inconvenient Truth

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:49:48 +0200, Han de Bruijn
<Han.deBruijn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Mike Kelly wrote:

On 7 Aug, 14:28, Han de Bruijn <Han.deBru...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article

http://groups.google.nl/group/sci.math/msg/859d0f3750a0e9dc

David Petry writes:

WHY DOES CANTOR'S THEORY PERSIST?

Almost everyone who criticizes Cantor's theory eventually points out
the similarities between Cantor's theory and religion (or mysticism).
Cantor's theory is a mythology about a more perfect world lying beyond
the world we observe. It's an escape from reality. The Cantorians even
sometimes refer to it as a paradise. It's not about truth. It's not
an agreement by all observers about the nature of reality, but rather
it's agreement among the elites about a world view to be imposed upon
a gullible community for reasons other than to benefit society as a
whole. Cantor's theory persists for the same reasons that religion and
mysticism persist.

And that is not true. There is a far more profound reason why Cantor's
theory persists. But the reason why is Another Inconvenient Truth, even
for people like David Petry.

Because it is _useful_. That is indeed an inconvenient truth for
cranks.

Wrong. Cantor's theory is useless on too many occasions.

Huh? Of course it's useless on many occasions!

Your automobile is useless on many occaisions as well. Does
that imply that it's not useful?

I mean, duh.

Han de Bruijn


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  • Re: Another Inconvenient Truth
    ... the similarities between Cantor's theory and religion (or mysticism). ... Cantor's theory persists for the same reasons that religion and ... for people like David Petry. ...
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