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Subject: Effect Author: Wade A. Tisthammer [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 03/25/04 12:55pm In reply to: Damoclese 's message, "Cause" on 03/24/04 3:07pm >>What doesn't follow mathematically that the >>distance is finite? The fact that the distance is >>finite? > >No. The fact that in order to traverse a distance, one >must first travel an infinite space. That does not logically follow. The distance could be finite, thereby not requiring one to travel an infinite space. >>Well, if we use a potentially infinite number of >>subdivisions, but I'm talking about the distance being >>traversed period. If it's finite (say, 8 meters), >>then I see know reason why it can't be traversed, >>considering the > >Well, the problem is that a finite distance like eight >doesn't strictly exist in this problem. The infinite >distance traversed would converge on eight (read draw >nearer and nearer) but never actually reach eight. But if we don't travel that way (i.e. each step we halve our distance) we don't necessarily never cross it. If we travel an infinite number of such distance intervals with each step, then the above need not apply. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Your objection is noted but irrelevant Damoclese 03/25/04 1:47pm Speaking of irrelevant, what's calculus got to do with it? -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 03/29/04 12:48pm Calculus -- QUITTNER, 04/ 5/04 1:50pm you oughtta -- Damoclese, 04/ 5/04 3:09pm ...explain yourself. -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 04/ 6/04 10:50am terse answers -- Damoclese, 04/ 6/04 7:41pm Succinct replies. -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 04/ 7/04 11:48pm That's what I'm talking about -- Damoclese, 04/ 8/04 7:44am Really? -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 04/ 8/04 10:07am Watch this -- Damoclese, 04/ 8/04 10:29am I'm watching. -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 04/11/04 9:38pm and oh yeah -- damoclese, 04/ 8/04 10:51am Oh yeah! Kool Aid for everyone! -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 04/11/04 9:48pm Assuming -- Damoclese, 04/12/04 8:25am Infinity. -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 04/12/04 10:25am heh -- Damoclese, 04/12/04 11:14am Tee hee. -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 04/12/04 4:47pm "one" -- Damoclese, 04/12/04 6:56pm Two -- Wade A. Tishtammer, 04/14/04 1:06pm What's good for the goose -- Damoclese, 04/14/04 5:04pm What other alternatives are there? -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 04/15/04 11:37am Ganders -- Damoclese, 04/15/04 5:36pm Why abandon logic? -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 04/28/04 12:14pm Hiatus over -- Damoclese, 04/28/04 6:53pm Illogical to abandon logic. -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 04/29/04 12:47pm what a bounty -- Damoclese, 04/29/04 2:25pm Of logic. -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 05/ 2/04 3:11pm of intuition -- Damoclese, 05/ 4/04 10:51am Of more logic. -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 05/ 7/04 2:25pm One mistake... -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 04/15/04 11:40am