Re: The Virgin Birth of Points



On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:57:17 -0500, Wolf Kirchmeir
<ElLoboViejo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


"Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never
know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying
is true."

(Bertrand Russell)

Actually, IIRC Russell said:

"Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what
we are talking about, but we know whether what are saying is true.

You are joking, right? My quote is correct.


F.

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