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To: The Philosopher who wrote (82573)6/21/2000 4:41:00 PM
From: Father Terrence  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 108807
 
Infinity is always one more number than you can think of...

But seriously, when numbers exceed finite realities they must, by their very nature, be imaginary. The problem is: where is the boundary? We haven't found it yet, in fact, to the best of my knowledge, no one is even seeking it yet.



To: The Philosopher who wrote (82573)6/21/2000 4:56:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh  Respond to of 108807
 
Well, of course real numbers don't include imaginary numbers, you have to go into the complex plane to get them. Even the integers are infinite, but the real numbers are more infinite, though the rational numbers, oddly, aren't any more infinite that integers.

Not only that, all of the above can be proven, in some concrete sense of the word, unlike all these theological musings.

Cheers, Dan.


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